Legal Opinion

People v. Mendez

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 5, 2012No. H037967PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ELIA, Acting P. J.

Pursuant to a negotiated disposition, on February 26, 2008, defendant Damien Mendez pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit a crime, specifically to sell methamphetamine (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. (a)(1); Health & Saf. Code, § 11379 (count one)), and active participation in a criminal street gang (Pen. Code, § 186.22, subd. (a) (count two)). Defendant admitted that he had a prior strike within the meaning of Penal Code sections 667, subdivisions (b)-(i) and 1170.12. In exchange for his no contest pleas defendant was promised a nine-year state prison sentence.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. WendeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. People v. TurrinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. People v. BrattinghamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
  4. People v. CantrellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. Fuimaono, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  2. People v. Dynes, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  3. People v. Littlefield, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  4. People v. DynesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2018
  5. People v. FuimaonoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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