P. v. Rocha
Filed 6/23/06 P. v. Rocha CA1/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAIME MORENO ROCHA, Defendant and Appellant. | A111429 (Mendocino County Super. Ct. No. 564188) |
Defendant Jaime Moreno Rocha appeals from imposition of a two-year prison term after he pleaded no contest to possessing methamphetamine for sale and admitted that he possessed more than 28.5 grams of methamphetamine. The admission made him presumptively ineligible for probation. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying him probation because he met the criteria to overcome the presumption. We disagree and therefore shall affirm.
Background
On March 15, 2005, Rocha was charged by information with one count of sale of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)) and one count of possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378). The information alleged that Rocha and his codefendants â€
