People v. Rosalez

Opinion

THE COURT. *

Ernest Joseph Rosalez, Jr., was convicted in a court trial of eight counts of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). These offenses having been committed subsequent to July 1, 1977, the operative date of the determinate sentence law, the trial court was required to apply this relatively complex new law (Pen. Code, § 1170 et seq.). Contrary to appellant’s assertions we have concluded that the sentencing procedures here followed could serve as a textbook example of how a trial court should proceed.

At the time of sentencing the trial court indicated that it had read and considered the…