P. v. Strickland CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Siskiyou)
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THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
MALCOLM LOWELL STRICKLAND,
Defendant and Appellant.
C084241
(Super. Ct. No. MCYKCRF2015393, MCYKCRF2015336, MCYKCRF2015689)
This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. We briefly recount the facts and procedural history in accordance with People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 110, 124.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Case No. MCYKCRF2015393 (15-393)
On September 16, 2014, defendant Malcolm Lowell Strickland was incarcerated in the Siskiyou County Jail on a matter unrelated to this appeal. A search of his cell found that defendant had scraped away the brick around his window and stuffed the hole with toothpaste and toilet paper to conceal the damage. A sprinkler cover on the wall was pushed away with a metal plate placed over the cover. Defendant was the only occupant of his cell.
B. Case No. MCYKCRF2015336 (15-336)
On March 5, 2015, defendant was subjected to a traffic stop during which he handed the officer another person’s identification card. The individual he identified himself as had an outstanding warrant; defendant was arrested. A search of his vehicle found two hypodermic needles, 41.7 grams of liquid morphine sulfate, four metal spoons, and a small scale with white residue. Law enforcement officers recognized defendant and later verified his identify.
On March 29, 2015, defendant was searched by an officer with the Yreka Police Department pursuant to the terms of his probation and found in possession of eight used syringes.
Defendant pleaded guilty to felony identity theft (Pen. Code, § 530.5, subd. (a)) and the misdemeanor offenses of driving while an addict (Veh. Code, § 23152, subd. (c)), possession of morphine sulfate (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a)), driving without a license (Veh. Code, § 12500, subd. (a)), and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364.1, subd. (a)) in case No. 15-336 and attempted escape (§ 4532, subd. (b)) in case No. 15-393 and admitted a prior strike and a prior prison term. As part of his plea, defendant would be released on a Cruz waiver and receive a stipulated disposition of seven years eight months in prison with execution suspended and five years’ formal probation.
C. Case No. MCYKCRF2015689 (15-689)
On November 12, 2014, a Siskiyou County correctional officer intercepted a letter from defendant to L.C. explaining how to smuggle drugs into the Siskiyou County Jail by using books. On November 17, 2014, a package from L.C. to defendant containing cigarettes, matches, and Dilaudid and Oxycontin pills was intercepted by a correctional officer.
In September 2015, defendant admitted violating his Cruz waiver.
In September 2016, in case No. 15-689, defendant pleaded guilty to knowingly bringing a controlled substance into county jail (§ 4573) and admitted the same strike and prison prior he admitted in case Nos. 15-336 and 15-393.
Sentencing defendant in all three cases, the trial court imposed a 16-year four-month state prison term, ordered various fines and fees, and awarded 1200 days of presentence credit (600 actual and 600 conduct).
Defendant appeals. He did not obtain a certificate of probable cause.
II. DISCUSSION
We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436.)
Defendant filed a supplemental brief in which he asserts the trial court erred in imposing one-third the middle term for his escape offense rather than a full consecutive term. An escape or attempted escape is punishable by a full consecutive term served after the completion of the term the prisoner was serving if the crime is “committed by force or violence.” (§ 4532, subd. (b)(2).) Defendant’s crime, attempted escape without force of violence, does not contain a provision requiring a full consecutive term. (§ 4573, subd. (a).) Since defendant’s escape offense was a subordinate term, it was subject to the requirement of section 1170.1 that subordinate terms for a consecutive offense are one-third the middle term unless otherwise provided for by law. (§ 1170.1, subd. (a).) The sentence imposed by the trial court was correct.
Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
III. DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
/S/
RENNER, J.
We concur:
/S/
HULL, Acting P. J.
/S/
ROBIE, J.
Description | This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. We briefly recount the facts and procedural history in accordance with People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 110, 124. |
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