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Filed 1/8/15 P. v. Hayes CA1/5
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                       FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

         Plaintiff and Respondent,                                          A141654

         v.                                                                 (San Francisco County
                                                                            Super. Ct. No. 21480903)
ARDIS HAYES,

      Defendant and Appellant.
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         Appellant Ardis Hayes pled guilty to attempted first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§
664/187, subd. (a))1 and carrying a dirk or dagger (former § 12020, subd. (a)(4)) and the
trial court sentenced him to state prison. Hayes appeals. He contends: (1) at the
sentencing hearing, the court should have “orally dismiss[ed] counts and allegations” the
parties agreed to dismiss pursuant to the negotiated disposition; and (2) the abstract of
judgment must be amended to reflect the custody credits awarded at the sentencing
hearing.
         We direct the court to amend the abstract of judgment to correctly reflect the 1,521
days of custody credits the court awarded at the sentencing hearing. In all other respects,
we affirm.

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         All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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                   FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
       Our summary of facts comes primarily from the probation report.
       In July 2010, police officers received a report that several men were beating up a
man on Market Street in San Francisco. When the police officers arrived, they found the
“victim on the ground unconscious. A large amount of blood was draining from his nose
and there was a pool of blood” near him. “The victim suffered from facial and skull
fractures, bruised lungs, broken ribs, . . . and multiple lacerations to his face.” Police
reviewed video footage of the incident, identified the suspects, and arrested Hayes. “He
appeared to be wearing the same clothing as seen on the video footage. . . . He possessed
a metal cleaver with a 6 inch blade and 0.01 gram of cocaine base.”
       The People charged Hayes with attempted willful, deliberate, and premeditated
murder (§§ 664/187, subd. (a) (Count I)), assault with force likely to cause great bodily
injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(1) (Count II)), second degree robbery (§ 211 (Count III)),
aggravated mayhem (§ 205 (Count IV)), torture (§ 206 (Count V)), and carrying a dirk or
dagger (former § 12020, subd. (a)(4) Count VII)). The information alleged Hayes
personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim (§ 12022.7, subd. (a) (Counts I
through III)).
       On July 3, 2013, Hayes pled guilty to attempted first degree murder (§§ 664/187,
subd. (a) Count I)) and carrying a dirk or dagger (former § 12020, subd. (a)(4) (Count
VII). The court found Hayes’s waiver of rights was knowing and intelligent, the plea was
free and voluntary, and there was a factual basis for the plea. At the hearing, the court
did not orally dismiss Counts II through V and the corresponding sentencing
enhancement, but it noted that if the court withdrew approval of the plea agreement,
Hayes would “be allowed to take back [his] guilty plea and enter pleas of not guilty. . . .
But if [he] did that, any dismissed charges or allegations would be reinstated.” The
minute order issued following the plea hearing states the court dismissed Counts II
through V and the corresponding sentencing enhancement.

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       At the March 6, 2014 sentencing hearing, the court denied Hayes’s motion to
withdraw the plea. Pursuant to the negotiated disposition, the court sentenced Hayes to
seven years and eight months in state prison, imposed various fines and fees, and
awarded him 1,521 days of presentence custody credit. The minutes of the sentencing
hearing reflect the sentence, and the award of 1,521 days of custody credit. The abstract
of judgment, however, does not list the custody credits.
                                       DISCUSSION
       Hayes claims the court “inadvertently neglected” to “orally dismiss” Counts II
through V and the corresponding sentencing enhancement at the March 6, 2014
sentencing hearing. Hayes urges us to dismiss “the remaining counts and allegations”
and to direct the court to prepare a new minute order of the sentencing hearing. We
decline to do so. As a general rule, a trial court’s oral pronouncements are presumed
correct. (People v. Mesa (1975) 14 Cal.3d 466, 471.) Under certain circumstances,
however, a minute order or abstract of judgment will prevail over a reporter’s transcript.
(People v. Cleveland (2004) 32 Cal.4th 704, 768; People v. Thompson (2009) 180
Cal.App.4th 974 (Thompson).) “When the record is in conflict and cannot be
harmonized, ‘“that part of the record will prevail, which, because of its origin and nature
or otherwise, is entitled to greater credence. . . .”’” (Thompson, at p. 978.)
       Here, the July 3, 2013 minute order and the abstract of judgment prevail. The July
3, 2013 minute order states the court accepted the Hayes’s plea agreement on Counts I
and VII and dismissed the remaining charges, Counts II through V and the corresponding
sentencing enhancement. The minute order is consistent with the court’s comments at the
plea hearing, where the court referred to the “dismissed charges or allegations[.]” The
abstract of judgment does not conflict with the July 3, 2013 minute order. The court’s
failure to “orally dismiss” Counts II through V and the corresponding sentencing
enhancement at either the July 3, 2013 plea hearing or the March 6, 2014 the sentencing
hearing is “of no effect.” (Thompson, supra, 180 Cal.App.4th at p. 978.)
       Next, Hayes contends — and the People agree — the abstract of judgment
contains a clerical error regarding his custody credits. The abstract of judgment,

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however, does not list any custody credits. At the March 6, 2014 sentencing hearing and
in the corresponding minute order, the court awarded Hayes 1,521 days of custody credit.
The abstract of judgment must be corrected to state Hayes received 1,521 days of custody
credits. (People v. Mitchell (2001) 26 Cal.4th 181, 185; People v. Williams (1995) 40
Cal.App.4th 446, 458.)
                                     DISPOSITION
       The trial court is directed to prepare an amended abstract of judgment awarding
Hayes 1,521 days of custody credit and to forward a certified copy to the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

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                                Jones, P.J.

We concur:

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Needham, J.

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Bruiniers, J.

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