People v. Valdez

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Defendant, Jessie Valdez, appeals the judgment and sentences imposed upon his conviction of two counts of possession of controlled substances and five habitual criminal counts. We affirm the convictions in part, reverse them in part, vacate the sentences, and remand for resentencing.

Defendant was found guilty after a jury trial of possession of a schedule III controlled substance (codeine), a class four felony, and possession of a schedule IV controlled substance (alprazolam), a class five felony. Thereafter, the trial court found defendant to be a habitual criminal based…