P. v. Soriano
On February 20, 1997, appellant entered into a negotiated plea agreement, pursuant to which he pled no contest to count 1, attempted murder ( 664, 187, subd. (a)), and admitted the allegation that the crime was committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang ( 186.22, subd.(b)). Count 2, mayhem ( 205), was dismissed. Appellant was sentenced to a suspended eight-year state prison sentence and five years probation. On May 27, 1998, appellant was found in violation of his probation and the eight-year prison term was imposed. On May 5, 2009, after appellant served his sentence, the matter was set for hearing as to direct victim restitution. On May 20, 2009, appellant was ordered to pay the sum of $46,000 to the State Victim Compensation Board to reimburse payments made to the victim from the restitution fund. It was further ordered that the liability is to be joint and several with codefendants Dameian Rodgers and Dale Kim.
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