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Filed 8/17/20 P. v. Pulizzano CA3
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                IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                      THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                       (Tehama)
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 THE PEOPLE,                                                                                   C090206

                    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                     (Super. Ct. No. NCR95990)

           v.

 JAMES JOSEPH PULIZZANO,

                    Defendant and Appellant.

         Appointed counsel for defendant James Joseph Pulizzano filed an opening brief
that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and determine
whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d
436.) After examining the record, we find no other arguable error that would result in a
disposition more favorable to defendant and affirm.

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                  FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
       In May 2016, a jury found defendant guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter
(Pen. Code, §§ 664, 192, subd. (a)—count I),1 attempted murder (§§ 664, 187, subd.
(a)—count II), possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)—count III), two
counts of assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2)—counts IV & V), and criminal
threats (§ 422, subd. (a)—count VI). For counts I, IV, V, and VI, the jury found
defendant personally used a firearm (§ 12022.5, subds. (a) & (d)); for count II, the jury
found defendant personally discharged a firearm (§ 12022.53, subd. (c)).
       The court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of 29 years four months in
prison. The court imposed the midterm of seven years on the attempted murder
conviction (count II) plus a consecutive term of 20 years for the attached firearm
enhancement. The court also imposed a consecutive term of one year for the attempted
voluntary manslaughter conviction (count I) plus one year four months for the attached
firearm enhancement. For count III, the court imposed a concurrent term of two years.
For count VI, the court imposed a concurrent term of six years, and imposed and stayed
the terms for counts IV and V under section 654.
       The court imposed a $400 restitution fine (§ 1202.4), an identical $400 parole
revocation restitution fine, which was stayed pending revocation of parole, a $240 court
operations assessment (§ 1465.8), and a $180 court facilities assessment (Gov. Code,
§ 70373). Defendant was awarded 309 days of presentence credit (269 days actual
custody and 40 days of conduct credit).
       Defendant appealed his convictions, and we affirmed the judgment in an
unpublished decision in People v. Pulizzano, case No. C082795, in February 2019,
although we remanded for the trial court to decide whether to exercise its newly granted

1      Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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discretion to strike the firearm enhancements and to correct clerical errors in the abstract
of judgment.
       Prior to resentencing, defendant moved to dismiss the firearm enhancements, or,
alternatively, to reduce the enhancements to lesser included enhancements. The People
opposed the motion.
       At the resentencing hearing in August 2019, the trial court exercised its discretion
to strike the 20-year firearm enhancement alleged under section 12022.53, subdivision (c)
attached to count II and resentenced defendant as follows: the midterm of seven years for
count II (attempted murder), plus 10 years for the lesser firearm enhancement under
section 12022.53, subdivision (b), a consecutive one-year term (one-third the midterm)
for count I, and consecutive terms of eight months each (one-third the midterm) for
counts III and VI. For each of the firearm enhancements attached to counts I and VI, the
court imposed an additional consecutive term of one year four months. The terms on
counts IV and V were again stayed under section 654. The court ordered fees, fines, and
credits identical to those previously imposed. Defendant’s total aggregate sentence was
22 years in state prison.
       Defendant timely appealed. In December 2019, at defense counsel’s request, the
trial court amended defendant’s presentence credits to award him 1,422 days of
presentence credit (1,382 actual days plus 40 days of conduct credit). The court issued an
amended abstract of judgment reflecting the revised credit amount.
                                       DISCUSSION
       We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
brief setting forth the facts of the case and requesting that this court review the record to
determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende, supra,
25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant was advised of his right to file a supplemental brief within 30
days of the date of filing of the opening brief. More than 30 days elapsed, and we
received no communication from defendant.

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       Having undertaken an examination of the entire record, we find no other arguable
error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
                                      DISPOSITION
       The judgment is affirmed.

                                                     /s/
                                                 BLEASE, Acting P. J.

We concur:

   /s/
MURRAY, J.

    /s/
KRAUSE, J.

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