P. v. Taylor CA4/2
Defendant and appellant, Manuel Taylor, pled guilty to unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle, a 1996 Honda Civic (count 5; Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)); receiving stolen property, the 1996 Honda Civic (count 6; Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a)); and misdemeanor possession of burglary tools (count 7; Pen. Code, § 466). A jury thereafter convicted defendant of operating a chop shop (count 1; Veh. Code, § 10801); unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle, a 1993 Honda Civic (count 2; Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)); breaking or removing vehicle parts (count 3; Veh. Code, § 10852); and receiving stolen property (count 4; Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a)). Defendant admitted he had suffered a prior strike conviction. (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (c), (e)(1), 1170.12, subd. (c)(1).) The court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of imprisonment of eight years eight months.
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