P. v. Torrez CA5
In 2013, appellant Julio Angel Torrez pled no contest to a felony count of possession of methamphetamine and admitted a prior juvenile adjudication for rape constituted a strike. On November 12, 2015, Torrez filed a petition to redesignate the possession of methamphetamine offense as a misdemeanor pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.18. The superior court denied the petition on the basis Torrez was ineligible because of a prior disqualifying conviction within the meaning of section 1170.18, subdivision (i). Torrez appeals, contending a juvenile adjudication is not a disqualifying conviction.
In People v. Fernandez 11 Cal.App.5th 926 (Fernandez) and People v. Zamora
11 Cal.App.5th 728 (Zamora), this court concluded juvenile adjudications that satisfy the prerequisites of section 667, subdivision (d)(3) and are for an offense specified in section 667, subdivision (e)(2)(C)(iv) render a defendant ineligible for section 1170.18 reclassification. Torrez’s juvenile adjudication f
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