P. v. Lara CA4/1
A jury found defendant Mario Perez Lara, Jr. guilty of robbery (Pen. Code,
§ 211, count 1); burglary (§ 459, count 2); unlawful taking of a vehicle (Veh. Code,
§ 10851, subd. (a), count 3); and false imprisonment (§§ 236 & 237, subd. (a), count 4). The jury also found true the allegations that count 1 was committed in concert with others (§§ 212.5, subd. (a) & 213, subd. (a)(1)(A)); that count 2 involved an inhabited and occupied dwelling (§§ 460, subd. (a) & 667.5, subd. (c)(21)); and that counts 1, 2, and 4 were committed by defendant when he was vicariously armed (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1)).
In a subsequent proceeding, defendant admitted he had suffered a prior conviction (i.e., vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated)). The court found the prior conviction qualified as a serious felony prior (§ 667, subd. (a)). At sentencing, the court struck defendant's strike prior and sentenced him to 12 years eight months in prison.
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