P. v. Needham CA3
In March 2017, defendant pled no contest to drug possession and identity theft in Butte County and admitted two prior narcotics-related convictions for violating Health and Safety Code sections 11378 and 11383.5. The Butte County Superior Court sentenced defendant to a stipulated county prison term of nine years eight months, including the upper term of three years for the drug possession offense, plus two consecutive three-year enhancements for the prior narcotics-related convictions, plus a consecutive eight-month term (one-third of the middle term) for the identity theft offense.
The following year, in March 2018, defendant pled guilty to reckless driving with the intent to evade a peace officer in Glenn County. In April 2018, the Glenn County Superior Court resentenced defendant in both cases under section 1170.1, imposing a consecutive sentence of eight months (one-third of the middle term) for the new offense, resulting in a new aggregate sentence of 10 years four months.
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