P. v. Alvarado CA2/6
Jose Luis Alvarado appeals the judgment following conviction by jury of unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle, a felony. (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a).) The jury found true allegations of a strike prior (Pen. Code, § 1170.12, subd. (c)(1)) and three prior convictions which qualified for prior prison term enhancements under Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b).
Appellant went to a car sales lot in Oxnard. He began looking at a Nissan pickup truck parked on the far side of the lot. The pickup’s engine was running because employees at the lot were rearranging the vehicles. Appellant got into the pickup and drove away. He was arrested after an employee alerted law enforcement.
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