P. v. Sanchez
When two sheriffs deputies spotted a speeding car and started to follow it, the car abruptly pulled over and stopped. The passenger got out of the car, dropped a shotgun to the ground, and ran off. The driver (Ricardo Sanchez) stayed at the scene and was arrested. After waiving his rights, Sanchez told the deputies that they had the shotgun for protection. The unregistered 12-gauge short-barreled shotgun was loaded, and the deputies found four live 12-gauge shotgun rounds on the floorboard of the drivers side of the car. Sanchez was arrested and charged, and later convicted of carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in a vehicle (count 2), possession of a firearm by a felon (count 3), and possession of ammunition by a felon (count 4), with true findings on allegations that he had suffered one prior strike and served one prior prison term. (Pen. Code, 12031, subd. (a)(1), 12021, subd. (a)(1), 12316, subd. (b)(1), 667, subds. (b)-(i), 667.5, subd. (b).)[1] He was sentenced to state prison for a term of eight years, four months. Sanchez appeals, claiming there were sentencing errors. Court disagree and affirm the judgment.
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