People v. Shaw

74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 915, 64 Cal. App. 4th 492
CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
DecidedJune 2, 1998
DocketF026821
StatusPublished

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People v. Shaw, 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 915, 64 Cal. App. 4th 492 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998).

Opinion

74 Cal.Rptr.2d 915 (1998)
64 Cal.App.4th 492

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
Alan Michael SHAW, Defendant and Appellant.

No. F026821.

Court of Appeal, Fifth District.

June 2, 1998.
Rehearing Denied June 22, 1998.
Review Denied September 2, 1998.[**]

*916 Karen Kelly, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Margaret Venturi and Nanette Winaker, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Certified for Partial Publication[*]

OPINION

THAXTER, Associate Justice.

Appellant Alan Michael Shaw withdrew his previous plea of not guilty and pleaded no contest to 41 felony counts of cruelty to horses, in violation of Penal Code[1] section 597, subdivision (b), and one misdemeanor count of failing to properly care for animals, in violation" of section 597f.

Before being sentenced, appellant filed a motion to withdraw his no contest plea. The court denied the motion, suspended imposition of sentence, and placed appellant on formal probation for six years. The court ordered appellant to serve one year in custody, with 45 days to be served in jail and the balance of 320 days on electronic monitoring. A restitution fine of $200 was imposed under section 1202.4, subdivision (b). Pursuant to section 1202.4, subdivision (f), appellant was ordered to pay full restitution in an amount to be determined subsequent to a forfeiture hearing.

At appellant's request the trial court issued a certificate of probable cause. Appellant contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to withdraw his plea. He further argues the court erred in denying him conduct credits for custodial time served in an electronic monitoring program and in ordering victim restitution without specifying the amount thereof. We will reject all of appellant's contentions and affirm the judgment.

FACTS[2]

Appellant and his codefendant, Jennifer Washburn Shaw, were married at one time and lived together on a 60-acre ranch in Twin Oaks, east of Bakersfield. A number of *917 horses were pastured and cared for on the property by appellant and his wife.

The Kern County Health Department Animal Control Services made contact with appellant and Jennifer Shaw regarding the condition of their horses, once in 1990 and again in 1993. On February 3, 1995, Beth Guerrero, an animal control officer, contacted Alan Shaw in person after receiving a report numerous horses were observed to be in poor physical condition, underweight, and in need of farrier services. Alan Shaw refused to talk to Guerrero and asked Guerrero to contact his wife. Before leaving the property, Guerrero confirmed the condition of the horses matched the report she had received.

On February 22, 1995, Jennifer Shaw met with animal control officers at the Shaw residence. At that time, officers saw 65 to 70 horses, many appearing underweight and in need of hoof care and worming. The officers explained basic care instructions to the Shaws and advised them they would contact them again within two weeks.

On March 23, 1995, the coordinator of Animal Control Services for Kern County sent the Shaws a letter giving them 60 days to improve the condition of the horses. In September 1995, after numerous contacts between the parties and reports regarding the undernourished and unsupervised horses, the sheriffs deputies and animal control officers executed a search warrant at the Shaw property. The horses were seized and subsequently cared for by the Kern County authorities.

DISCUSSION

1. The trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion to withdraw his no contest plea.

Prior to judgment and sentencing, the court heard and denied appellant's motion to withdraw his no contest plea. Appellant now contends the trial court erroneously denied the motion.

When a defendant is represented by counsel, the grant or denial of an application to withdraw a plea is purely within the discretion of the trial court after consideration of all factors necessary to bring about a just result. (People v. Harvey (1984) 151 Cal.App.3d 660, 666-667, 198 Cal.Rptr. 858; People v. Urfer (1979) 94 Cal.App.3d 887, 891-892, 156 Cal.Rptr. 682; People v. Cruz (1974) 12 Cal.3d 562, 566, 116 Cal.Rptr. 242, 526 P.2d 250.) On appeal, the trial court's decision will be upheld unless there is a clear showing of abuse of discretion. (People v. Harvey, supra, at pp. 666-667, 198 Cal.Rptr. 858; People v. Urfer, supra, at pp. 891-892, 156 Cal.Rptr. 682; In re Brown (1973) 9 Cal.3d 679, 685, 108 Cal.Rptr. 801, 511 P.2d 1153.) An abuse of discretion is found if the court exercises discretion in an arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd manner resulting in a manifest miscarriage of justice. (People v. Jordan (1986) 42 Cal.3d 308, 316, 228 Cal.Rptr. 197, 721 P.2d 79.)

Section 1018 requires a showing of good cause to allow withdrawal of a plea. (People v. Cruz, supra, 12 Gal.3d at p. 566, 116 Cal.Rptr. 242, 526 P.2d 250.) In relevant part, section 1018 provides, "On application of the defendant at any time before judgment... the court may, and in case of a defendant who appeared without counsel at the time of the plea the court shall, for a good cause shown, permit the plea of guilty to be withdrawn and a plea of not guilty substituted."

"`While ... section [1018] is to be liberally construed and a plea of guilty may be withdrawn for mistake, ignorance, or inadvertence or any other factor overreaching defendant's free and clear judgment, the facts of such grounds must be established by clear and convincing evidence. [Citations.]'" (People v. Urfer, supra, 94 Cal.App.3d at pp. 891-892, 156 Cal.Rptr. 682.) The burden is on the defendant to present clear and convincing evidence the ends of justice would be subserved by permitting a change of plea to not guilty. (People v. Beck (1961) 188 Cal. App.2d 549, 553, 10 Cal.Rptr. 396.)

A.[***]

B. Applicability of Section 1016.5

A second contention by appellant is that the court should have advised him, as *918 required by section 1016.5, that his plea could result in deportation.[3] Section 1016.5 provides, in relevant part:

"(a) Prior to acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any offense punishable as a crime under state law, except offenses designated as infractions under state law, the court shall administer the following advisement on the record to the defendant:
"If you are not a citizen, you are hereby advised that conviction of the offense for which you have been charged may have the consequences of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization pursuant to the laws of the United States."

The purpose of the advisement is set out in subdivision (d) of section 1016.5:

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People v. Urfer
94 Cal. App. 3d 887 (California Court of Appeal, 1979)
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