Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2022-03-15 19:02:47.648934+00
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Filed 3/15/22 P. v. Gomes CA1/3
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     IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                           DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

     Plaintiff and Respondent,                             A163152

v.                                                         (Alameda County
                                                           Super. Ct. No. 21CR001814)
JOE MARCOS GOMES,

     Defendant and Appellant.

          In February 20211, the Alameda County District Attorney filed a
felony complaint, alleging defendant Joe Marcos Gomes committed
second-degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 2112), together with sentencing
enhancement allegations of twelve prior felony convictions.
          In April, Gomes pleaded no contest to being an accessary after
the fact (§ 32) in exchange for a sentence of sixteen months.3 While the
prosecutor initially noted the sentence would be served in “state

1     All further dates are in 2021.
2     All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
3     Section 32 provides for a punishment of “imprisonment pursuant
to subdivision (h) of Section 1170” (§ 33), which is “a term of
imprisonment in a county jail for 16 months, or two or three years” (§
1170, subd. (h)(1)).
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prison,” defense counsel corrected him by explaining that Gomes would
actually serve his sentence in county jail. In its later recitation of the
terms of the plea agreement, the court confirmed that defendant would
be serving his sentence in “the local prison at Santa Rita.” The charged
count and sentence enhancement allegations were dismissed. In May,
the trial court sentenced Gomes to the agreed term but stated he would
serve his sentence in state prison.
      Gomes appeals, asserting the superior court erred in sentencing
him to state prison because at the time of his plea he understood he
would be serving his time in county jail. He further informs us he has
been released from state prison, and therefore “the practical effect of
the sentencing error has been rectified.” He asks only that we remand
the case to the superior court with directions to correct its sentencing
order and the abstract of judgment to reflect that he was sentenced to
county jail under section 1170, subdivision (h)(1). The Attorney
General concedes the superior court erred by sentencing Gomes to state
prison rather than county jail and agrees the case should be remanded
to correct the sentencing order.
      We concur with the parties. Accordingly, we shall affirm the
conviction and remand the matter to the superior court with directions
to vacate its sentencing order and enter a new order reflecting a
sentence of sixteen months in county jail pursuant to section 1170,
subdivision (h)(1), and to issue an amended abstract of judgment.
                              DISPOSITION
      The conviction is affirmed. The matter is remanded to the
superior court with directions to vacate its sentencing order and enter a
new order reflecting a sentence of sixteen months in county jail

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pursuant to Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (h)(1), and to issue an
amended abstract of judgment.

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                                _________________________
                                Petrou, J.

WE CONCUR:

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Tucher, P.J.

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Fujisaki, J.

A163152/People v. Gomes

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