P. v. Cortes CA2/8
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Laura F. Priver, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions.
Tanya Dellaca, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Johnsen and Blythe J. Leszkay, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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In July 2014, pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant and appellant Jose Luis Cortes pled no contest to carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)) and second degree robbery (§ 211). Defendant admitted an allegation of personal gun use as to both counts (§ 12022.53) and further admitted having suffered a prior conviction for a serious or violent felony within the meaning of the “Three Strikes” law and section 667, subdivision (a)(1).
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