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Filed 2/20/15 P. v. McCoy CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento)

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THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JOE LYNN McCOY,

Defendant and Appellant.

C074811

(Super. Ct. No. 09F07723)

This case comes to us pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). 

Having reviewed the record as required by Wende, we affirm the judgment. 

We provide the following brief description of the facts and procedural history of 

the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 110, 124.)

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This appeal comes to us following our order remanding the matter for resentencing 

and correction of the abstract of judgment in People v. McCoy (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 
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1510, 1541 (McCoy I). The following factual and procedural summary is taken, in part, 

from our opinion in McCoy I.

“Defendant Joe Lynn McCoy physically and sexually assaulted his girlfriend, 

Cindy H., fracturing her spine during the attack and rendering her a quadriplegic. 

Because Cindy H.’s medical condition provided reasonable grounds to fear she would be 

unable to testify at trial, she was examined conditionally during the preliminary hearing 

via two-way video. At trial, as anticipated, the video of this examination was played for 

the jury because Cindy H. was unable to testify. Defendant was convicted of torture 

(count 2), inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant (count 3), and unlawful sexual 

penetration with a foreign object (count 4). With respect to count 3, the jury found 

defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury causing paralysis. With respect to 

count 4, the jury found defendant personally inflicted torture.[1] The trial court sentenced 

defendant to state prison for a term of 25 years to life and imposed other orders.” 

(McCoy I, supra, 215 Cal.App.4th at p. 1514.)

Defendant appealed, asserting various claims, including an error in the abstract of 

judgment. The Attorney General conceded the error in the abstract, and also pointed out 

that the trial court neglected to impose sentence on counts 2 and 3 before staying their 

execution pursuant to Penal Code section 654, resulting in an unauthorized absence of 

sentence. (McCoy I, supra, 215 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1514-1515.) We affirmed 

defendant’s convictions, but agreed sentence should have been imposed on counts 2 and 

3, and remanded the matter to the trial court for that limited purpose. We further 

instructed the trial court to amend the abstract of judgment to reflect the sentences 

 

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 “The jury was unable to reach a verdict on count 1, which charged defendant with 

attempted murder. Nor could the jury reach a verdict on a one-strike great bodily injury 

allegation attached to count 4.”
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imposed on counts 2 and 3, and to further reflect the sentence imposed pursuant to Penal 

Code section 667.61, subdivision (d)(3), was not stayed. (Id. at pp. 1515, 1541-1542.)

On September 13, 2013, the trial court resentenced defendant, imposing an 

indeterminate term of seven years to life for count 2, plus a determinate term of four 

years (the upper term) for count 3, and staying both terms pursuant to section 654. The 

court also noted for the record that the sentence imposed pursuant to Penal Code section 

667.61, subdivision (d)(3), was not stayed. 

On June 11, 2014, the trial court issued an order correcting the sentence by 

awarding defendant 558 days of presentence custody credit, plus 952 days of credit for 

time served from February 5, 2011 (the date sentence was originally pronounced), to 

September 13, 2013 (the date of resentencing), pursuant to People v. Buckhalter (2001) 

26 Cal.4th 20 and Penal Code section 2900.1. The abstract was amended accordingly. 

Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. 

Wende Review

Counsel filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests that 

we review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. 

(Wende, supra, 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant was advised by counsel of the right to file a 

supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 

days have elapsed, and we have received no communication from defendant. 

Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no arguable error 

that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
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DISPOSITION

The judgment is affirmed.

 MURRAY , J.

We concur:

 MAURO , Acting P. J.

 HOCH , J.