P. v. Tannenbaum CA3
This case involves the sentences imposed on seven criminal cases involving crimes defendant Joshua Tannenbaum committed in five counties: Yolo, Butte, Shasta, San Joaquin, and Glenn. The Yolo County Superior Court was the final sentencing court. After adjudication of the other cases, the Yolo County Superior Court resentenced defendant Joshua Tannenbaum. In that resentencing, the court corrected an earlier sentencing error it had made, and imposed consecutive sentences on the other convictions as well as the Yolo County matter, for an aggregate term of nine years.
On appeal, defendant contends the Yolo County Superior Court erred in imposing consecutive sentences because, by operation of law, the Glenn County Superior Court’s silence on the matter made all the previously imposed terms from Butte, Shasta and San Joaquin counties concurrent and a subsequent sentencing court could not alter a previous court’s discretionary sentencing choices. Alternatively, defendant contends the Yolo
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