People v. Rodriguez Alaniz

Opinion

THAXTER, J.

This case presents the question of when, and by which court, the two-year on-bail enhancement provided for in Penal Code 1 section 12022.1 should be imposed under the circumstances described in subdivision (d) 2 of that statute, i.e., when the defendant has reoffended (i.e., committed a “secondary” offense) while on bail or own-recognizance release on charges stemming ffdm a previous (i.e., “primary”) offense, and sentencing on the secondary offense precedes sentencing on the primary offense.

Procedural History

On October 15, 1990, a criminal complaint was filed in the Fresno…