Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2014-01-22 01:02:01.246668+00
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Filed 1/21/14 P. v. Borges CA3
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
                                     THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
                                                   (San Joaquin)
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THE PEOPLE,                                                                             C074197

                   Plaintiff and Respondent,                              (Super. Ct. No. SF123780A)

         v.

STEVE ALAN BORGES,

                   Defendant and Appellant.

         In Stockton on April 22, 2013, defendant Steve Alan Borges drove and was in
possession of a black four-door 1997 Honda Civic that belonged to Chelsea Brown.
Defendant knew the car was stolen.1 In July 1986, defendant had been convicted of rape
by force. (Former Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2).)

1 Because the matter was resolved by plea and defendant waived referral to the probation
department, our statement of facts is taken from the prosecutor’s statement of the factual
basis for the plea.

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       Defendant pleaded no contest to unlawfully taking or driving a vehicle (Veh.
Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and admitted a prior serious felony conviction (Pen. Code,
§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12). In exchange, a related count and a prior serious felony
allegation were dismissed.

       Defendant was sentenced to state prison for four years (twice the middle term),2
awarded 19 days of custody credit and 19 days of conduct credit (Pen. Code, § 4019),
ordered to make restitution to Chelsea Brown in the sum of $1,000 (id., § 1202.4, subd.
(f)), and ordered to pay a $280 restitution fine (id., § 1202.4, subd. (b)) plus a $28
administrative fee, a $280 restitution fine suspended unless parole is revoked ( id.,
§ 1202.45), a $40 court operations fee (id., § 1465.8, subd. (a)(1)), and a $30 court
facilities assessment (Gov. Code, § 70373). Defendant obtained a certificate of probable
cause for appeal. (Pen. Code, § 1237.5.)

       We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. Counsel filed an opening
brief that sets forth the facts of the case and requests this court to review the recor d and
determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979)
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.

2 As appellate counsel noted in her letter to the trial court, dated September 9, 2013, the
abstract of judgment should be corrected at item 1 to reflect two years rather than four.
The midterm was doubled due to the strike, resulting in an aggregate sentence of four
years (accurately noted under item 9 of the abstract). We have received no notice of this
correction and therefore shall direct the trial court to do so if it has not.

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                                      DISPOSITION

       The trial court is directed to correct item 1 of the abstract of judgment (see fn. 2,
ante) to reflect a sentence of two years rather than four, with the aggregate sentence of
four years being accurate, and to send a certified copy of the corrected abstract to the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. In all other respects, the judgment is
affirmed.

                                                            BUTZ                , J.

We concur:

         BLEASE             , Acting P. J.

         ROBIE              , J.

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