P. v. Carrillo
A traffic stop for expired registration tags led to the December 8, 2003 filing of a one-count felony complaint charging defendant with a violation of Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a). The pleading alleged defendant “did unlawfully drive and take a certain vehicle, to wit, a 1982 Datsun without the consent of and with intent, either permanently or temporarily, to deprive the [ ] owner of title to and possession of said vehicle.” (Italics added.) The court accepted defendant’s guilty plea the following day. Item 18 in the plea form, where defendant could “offer to the court the following as a basis for [her] plea of guilty,” was left blank. The court’s December 9, 2003 minute order recited, “Count 01: 10851(A) VC FEL − TAKE VEH W/O OWNER’S CONSENT
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