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ÐÌÌÔ#†Š8_‹‹Š8_€#ÔÔ‡Š8_‹‹Š8_ÔÓ  ÓSIXTH€DISTRICT€APPELLATE€PROGRAMÐ #S ÐÌDALLAS€SACHERÌAssistant€DirectorÌState€Bar€#100175Ì100€N.€Winchester€Blvd.,€Suite€310ÌSanta€Clara,€CA€95050Ì(408)€241„6171ÌÌAttorneys€for€Appellant,ÌMICHAEL€RAY€JOHNSONÌÐ â-2)* ÐÑ õÁÑâ  âÑ8€ÞúXXdéXXdé8ÑØØâ  âÑ  ÑÓ^ ÓÓ  ÓÌÌÌÌÌà@ššìàIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€THE€STATE€OF€CALIFORNIAˆÌÔ#†Š8_‹‹Š8_? #ÔÔ‡Š8_‹‹Š8_ÔÔ#†XÞúX‹Š8_g#ÔÔ‡Š8_‹XXÞúÔÌÔ#†Š8_‹‹Š8_e #ÔÌÌÔ#†XÞúX‹Š8_§ #ÔÔ‡Š8_‹XXÞúÔÔ‡Š8_‹‹Š8_ÔPEOPLE€OF€THE€STATE€OF€CALIFORNIA,à0 p à]€€€Ð• å pÐ pÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à]€€€NO.€€S_________Ìà ` àà ¸ àPlaintiff€and€Respondent,à0  àà0pÐ Ð à]Ðß pÐ pÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à]€€€(COURT€OF€APPEALÌà ` àvs.à0 ¸ àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àà0hÐ Ð àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àà0pÐ Ð à]€€€€NO.€H023838)Љ٠pÐ pÐ  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à]€€€ÌMICHAEL€RAY€JOHNSON,à À àà  àà p à]€€€(SANTA€CLARA€CO.Ð ƒÓ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p à]€€€SUPERIOR€COURTÌà ` àà ¸ àDefendant€and€Appellant.à0  àà0pÐ Ð à]€€€NO.€208944)Ô#†XÞúX‹Š8_ #ÔÔ‡Š8_‹XXÞúÔÐ}ÍpÐ pÐ  ÐÔ#†XÞúX‹Š8_2#Ô__________________________________________]Ô‡Š8_‹XXÞúÔÐ zÊ ÐÌÔ#†XÞúX‹Š8_¾#ÔÔ#†XÞúXXXÞú. #ÔÔ€Š8_‹XXÞúÔà ` àTO€THE€HONORABLE€RONALD€GEORGE,€CHIEF€JUSTICE€OFÐ `° ÐTHE€STATE€OF€CALIFORNIA,€AND€TO€THE€HONORABLEÏASSOCIATE€JUSTICES€OF€THE€SUPREME€COURT:ÌÌà@N N ìàòòISSUES€PRESENTED€FOR€REVIEWóóˆÐ T¤ ÐÌI.à8 ` àSHOULD€THIS€COURT€GRANT€REVIEW€IN€ORDER€TOÐ Nž ÐADDRESS€THE€ISSUE€LEFT€OPEN€IN€òòPEOPLE€v.Ð K› ÐBUCKHALTERóó€(2001)€26€CAL.4TH€20€AS€TO€WHETHER€AÐ H ˜ ÐDEFENDANT€IS€ENTITLED€TO€PENAL€CODE€SECTIONÏ4019€CREDIT€FOR€THE€PERIOD€BETWEEN€HIS€INITIALÏSENTENCING€HEARING€AND€THE€SUBSEQUENTÏSENTENCING€HEARING€WHEN€THE€TRIAL€COURT€HASÏRECALLED€THE€FIRST€SENTENCE€PURSUANT€TOÏPENAL€CODE€SECTION€1170,€SUBD.€(d)?Ð ` x` x ÐÌII.à8 ` àSHOULD€THIS€COURT€GRANT€REVIEW€IN€ORDER€TOÐ 0(€#$ ÐADDRESS€THE€HERETOFORE€UNSETTLED€ISSUE€OFÏWHETHER€A€TRIAL€COURT€HAS€DISCRETION€UNDERÏPENAL€CODE€SECTION€1170.12,€SUBD.€(a)(6)€TO€IMPOSEÏA€CONCURRENT€SENTENCE€ON€A€PRESENTÐ $,t'( ÐCONVICTION€WHICH€THE€TRIAL€COURT€HAS€TAKENÏOUT€OF€THE€THREE€STRIKES€SCHEME€BY€GRANTINGÏRELIEF€PURSUANT€TO€òòPEOPLE€V.€GARCIAóó€(1999)€20Ð ªú ÐCAL.4th€490?Ð ` x` x ÐÌIII.à8 ` àSHOULD€THIS€COURT€GRANT€REVIEW€IN€ORDER€TOÐ ¡ ñ ÐADDRESS€THE€UNSETTLED€ISSUE€OF€WHETHER€THEÏWAIVER€RULE€OF€òòPEOPLE€v.€SCOTTóó€(1994)€9€CAL.4THÐ › ë Ð331€APPLIES€WHEN€THE€TRIAL€COURT€HAS€FAILED€TOÏEXERCISE€ITS€SENTENCING€DISCRETION€SINCE€ITÏWAS€UNAWARE€THAT€IT€HAD€SUCH€DISCRETION?Ð ` x` x ÐÌà@ú ú ìàòòREASONS€FOR€GRANTING€REVIEWóóˆÐ ŒÜ  ÐÌÓÓà ` àIn€its€published€opinion,€the€Court€of€Appeal€addressed€two€issuesÏwhich€are€presently€unsettled€under€California€law.€€In€its€original€opinion,€theÏCourt€of€Appeal€addressed€a€third€unsettled€issue.€€However,€the€court€thenÏmodified€its€opinion€to€delete€its€analysis€of€the€third€point.€Since€all€three€ofÏthese€issues€are€likely€to€reoccur€on€a€frequent€basis,€this€court€should€grantÏreview.Ìà ` àThe€first€issue€involves€a€point€which€this€court€left€open€in€òòPeople€v.Ð b² ÐBuckhalter,€supraóó,€26€Cal.4th€20.€€Here,€the€trial€court€recalled€its€initialÐ \ ¬ Ðsentence€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1170,€subd.€(d).€Since€section€1170,Ïsubd.€(d)€provides€that€the€subsequent€sentencing€hearing€is€to€be€conductedÏð ðin€the€same€manner€as€if€[the€defendant]€had€not€previously€been€sentenced,ððÏappellant€has€taken€the€position€that€he€is€entitled€to€Penal€Code€section€4019Ïcredit€for€the€entire€period€up€to€the€subsequent€sentencing€hearing.€€InsofarÐ >*Ž%& Ðas€this€issue€has€been€specifically€left€open€by€this€court€(òòBuckhalter,€supraóó,Ð ° Ð26€Cal.4th€20,€40,€fn.€10),€this€case€provides€an€appropriate€vehicle€for€itsÏresolution.Ìà ` àThe€second€issue€raised€by€this€petition€is€equally€unsettled.€€AppellantÏwas€convicted€on€two€counts€and€was€eligible€for€consecutive€sentences€of€25Ïyears€to€life€pursuant€to€the€Three€Strikes€law.€(Penal€Code€section€1170.12,Ïsubd.€(a)(6)).€€Exercising€its€discretion€under€Penal€Code€section€1385€asÏinterpreted€in€òòPeople€v.€Garcia,€supraóó,€20€Cal.4th€490,€the€trial€courtÐ †Ö  Ðdismissed€all€of€appellantððs€serious€felony€priors€as€to€one€count.€€The€courtÏthen€imposed€a€full€term€determinate€sentence€on€that€count€which€was€runÏconsecutive€to€the€25€year€to€life€sentence€on€the€other€count.€€In€so€doing,€theÏcourt€twice€noted€for€the€record€that€it€would€have€imposed€a€concurrentÏsentence€had€the€law€allowed€for€that€result.€€(RT€in€H020227,€p.€223;€RT€5.)׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð h¸ Ðà ` àIt€is€appellantððs€position€that€Penal€Code€section€1170.12,€subd.€(a)(6)Ïdoes€not€preclude€the€imposition€of€concurrent€sentences€under€the€facts€ofÏthis€case.€€In€its€original€opinion,€the€Court€of€Appeal€disagreed.€€(Exhibit€A,Ïpp.€8„9.)€€However,€the€court€then€modified€its€opinion€to€delete€its€priorÏanalysis€and€instead€found€that€appellantððs€argument€had€been€waived.€Ï(Exhibit€B,€pp.€1„2.)€In€the€meantime,€the€Fourth€District€has€issued€an€opinionÐ D(”#$ Ðwhich€upholds€appellantððs€position.€€(òòPeople€v.€Casperóó€(Feb.€3,€2003,Ð ° ÐD038550)€___€Cal.App.4th€___€[03€DAR€1367,€1367„1369].)Ìà ` àGiven€these€circumstances,€it€is€apparent€that€the€law€is€unsettled€as€toÏwhether€a€trial€court€may€impose€concurrent€sentences€when€one€of€two€countsÏis€removed€from€the€ambit€of€the€Three€Strikes€law.€€Thus,€this€court€shouldÏgrant€review€on€this€important€question.Ìà ` àThe€final€issue€raised€in€this€petition€relates€to€this€courtððs€decision€inÐ ŒÜ  ÐòòPeople€v.€Scott,€supraóó,€9€Cal.4th€331.€There,€this€court€held€that€claims€ofÐ †Ö  Ðsentencing€error€are€waived€by€a€failure€to€object€in€the€trial€court€when€theÏissue€concerns€ð ðthe€manner€in€which€the€trial€court€Ô_Ôexercise[dÔ_Ô]€its€sentencingÏdiscretion€.€.€.€.ðð€€(òòIdóó.,€at€p.€356.)€€Following€òòScottóó,€at€least€two€Court€of€AppealÐ tÄ Ðopinions€have€held€that€the€waiver€rule€does€not€apply€to€sentencing€issuesÏwhere€the€trial€court€failed€to€exercise€discretion€or€where€a€pure€issue€of€lawÏis€involved.€€(òòPeople€v.€Aguirreóó€(1997)€56€Cal.App.4th€1135,€1139;€òòIn€reÐ b² ÐJustin€S.óó€(2001)€93€Cal.App.4th€811,€814„815.)Ð \ ¬ Ðà ` àIn€the€case€at€bar,€the€Court€of€Appeal€refused€to€follow€the€cited€casesÏand€held€that€the€failure€to€exercise€sentencing€discretion€falls€within€the€òòScottóóÐ P$   Ðrule.€€(Exhibit€B,€pp.€1„2.)òò׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×óó€€Insofar€as€the€published€opinion€in€this€case€isÐ J&š!" Ðinconsistent€with€other€published€cases,€this€court€should€grant€review€in€orderÏto€settle€the€conflict.Ìà@, , ìàòòSTATEMENT€OF€THE€CASE€AND€FACTSóóˆÐ ¤ô Ðà ` àOn€April€14,€1998,€appellant€was€arrested€on€this€case.€€(CT€inÏH020227,€p.€200.)€€He€remained€in€custody€while€his€case€was€pending€in€theÏSuperior€Court.€€(CT€201.)€€Ìà ` àOn€October€26,€1998,€an€information€was€filed€charging€appellant€withÏtwo€counts€of€vehicle€theft€(Vehicle€Code€section€18051).€€(CT€in€H020227,Ïp.€61.)€€It€was€also€alleged€that€appellant€had€three€prior€serious€felonyÏconvictions€within€the€meaning€of€Penal€Code€section€1170.12.€€(CT€62„63.)Ìà ` àOn€February€22,€1999,€a€jury€convicted€appellant€on€both€counts.€€(CTÏin€H020227,€p.€86.)€€On€February€23,€1999,€the€prior€conviction€allegationsÏwere€found€true.€€(CT€148.)Ìà ` àOn€May€27,€1999,€the€court€imposed€two€consecutive€terms€of€25€yearsÏto€life.€€(CT€in€H020227,€p.€256.)€€Subsequently,€the€court€recalled€theÏsentence€pursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1170,€subd.€(d).€€(RT€in€H020227,€p.Ï226.)Ìà ` àOn€June€28,€1999,€appellant€was€Ô_ÔresentencedÔ_Ô€to€25€years€to€life€onÏcount€one€and€a€consecutive€term€of€8€months€on€count€two.€€(RT€in€H020227,Ð D(”#$ Ðp.€232.)€€With€respect€to€the€second€count,€the€court€exercised€its€discretion€toÏdismiss€the€prior€serious€felony€convictions.€€(RT€229„232.)€€The€courtÏawarded€436€days€of€custody€credit€(404€days€in€jail€and€32€days€in€prison).€Ï(RT€233.)€€The€court€awarded€202€days€of€conduct€credit€pursuant€to€PenalÏCode€section€4019.€€(RT€233.)Ìà ` àOn€November€23,€1999,€appellantððs€attorney€wrote€to€the€court€andÏnoted€that€the€amount€of€presentence€credits€listed€in€the€abstract€of€judgmentÏwas€in€error.€€(CT€1„2.)€€Counsel€advised€the€court€€that€appellant€had€been€inÏcustody€for:€€(1)€409€days€between€April€14,€1998€and€May€27,€1999;€and€(2)Ï32€days€between€May€27,€1999€and€June€28,€1999).€€(CT€1.)€€CounselÏconcluded€that€645€days€of€credit€should€be€awarded:€€(1)€441€actual€days;€andÏ(2)€204€days€of€section€4019€credit.€€(CT€1„2.)Ìà ` àOn€December€10,€1999,€the€court€issued€an€amended€abstract€ofÏjudgment.€€(CT€5.)€€The€amended€abstract€reflected€an€award€of€645€days€ofÏpresentence€credit€(441€actual€days€and€204€days€of€conduct€credit).€€(CT€5.)Ìà ` àOn€July€27,€2001€and€August€24,€2001,€CDC€wrote€to€the€trial€courtÏand€noted€that€appellantððs€sentence€was€illegal€since€a€full€term€determinateÏsentence€had€not€been€imposed€on€count€two.€€(CT€36„37.)€€As€a€result,€aÏresentencing€hearing€was€calendared.Ìà ` àOn€November€8,€2001,€the€court€once€again€imposed€a€sentence€of€25Ð >*Ž%& Ðyears€to€life€on€count€one.€€(CT€39.)€€A€consecutive€sentence€of€16€months€wasÏimposed€on€count€two.€€(CT€40.)€€The€court€awarded€1381€actual€days€ofÏcustody€credit€and€no€conduct€credit.€€(CT€41,€RT€7.)Ìà ` àOn€January€17,€2003,€the€Court€of€Appeal€filed€its€opinion.€€(ExhibitÏA.)€€The€court€directed€the€trial€court€to€recalculate€appellantððs€custody€andÏconduct€credits.€€(Exhibit€A,€p.€18.)Ìà ` àOn€January€23,€2003,€appellant€filed€a€petition€for€rehearing.€€OnÏFebruary€13,€2003,€the€Court€of€Appeal€denied€rehearing€and€issued€aÏmodification€of€its€opinion.€€(Exhibit€B.)€€There€was€no€change€in€theÏjudgment.€€(Exhibit€B.)Ìà@­­)ìàI.ˆÌÓÓà8 ` àCONTRARY€TO€THE€VIEW€OF€THE€COURT€OF€APPEAL,Ð n¾ ÐòòPEOPLE€v.€BUCKHALTER,€SUPRAóó,€26€CAL.4TH€20Ð k» ÐSUPPORTS€THE€CONCLUSION€THAT€APPELLANT€ISÏENTITLED€TO€PENAL€CODE€SECTION€4019€CREDIT€FORÏTHE€PERIOD€UP€TO€AND€INCLUDING€JUNE€28,€1999.€òòòòóóóóÐb²` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àOn€May€27,€1999,€appellant€was€sentenced.€€(CT€1.)€€On€June€28,€1999,Ïappellant€was€sentenced€again€following€the€trial€courtððs€recall€of€the€sentenceÏpursuant€to€Penal€Code€section€1170,€subd.€(d).€€(CT€2,€RT€in€H020227,€p.Ï226.)Ìà ` àAppellant€has€contended€that€he€is€entitled€to€Penal€Code€section€4019Ïcredit€for€the€entire€period€up€to€and€including€June€28,€1999.€€The€Court€ofÐ >*Ž%& ÐAppeal€partially€agreed€with€appellant€and€held€that€he€is€entitled€to€sectionÏ4019€credit€for€those€days€between€May€27,€1999€and€June€28,€1999€when€heÏwas€physically€present€in€the€county€jail.€€(Exhibit€A,€pp.€9„18.)€€As€will€nowÏbe€demonstrated,€the€Court€of€Appealððs€analysis€is€in€error.Ìà ` àAs€a€starting€point,€it€is€essential€to€note€that€the€Court€of€Appeal€foundÏthat€a€section€1170,€subd.€(d)€recall€vacates€the€initial€judgment€in€its€entirety.€Ï(Exhibit€A,€pp.€15„16.)€€This€holding€is€manifestly€correct€since€section€1170,Ïsubd.€(d)€specifically€provides€that€the€subsequent€sentencing€hearing€is€to€beÏheld€ð ðin€the€same€manner€as€if€[the€defendant]€had€not€previously€beenÏsentenced,€.€.€.€.ðð€€Thus,€by€definition,€a€section€1170,€subd.€(d)€resentencingÏis€deemed€to€be€the€full€equivalent€of€the€initial€sentencing€hearing.€SuchÏbeing€the€case,€it€necessarily€follows€that€section€4019€credit€should€beÏawarded€for€the€entire€time€preceding€the€subsequent€sentencing€hearing.Ìà ` àThe€logic€of€òòPeople€v.€Buckhalter,€supraóó,€26€Cal.4th€20€supports€thisÐ b² Ðconclusion.€€In€òòBuckhalteróó,€this€court€held€that€section€4019€credit€should€notÐ \ ¬ Ðbe€awarded€for€the€time€following€the€original€sentencing€hearing€when€theÏjudgment€is€reversed€only€for€sentencing€error.€€In€reaching€this€result,€thisÏcourt€reasoned€that€a€reversal€in€this€circumstance€does€not€vacate€the€originalÏsentence€and€therefore€a€ð ðfull€resentencingðð€is€not€required.€€(òòBuckhalter,Ð D(”#$ Ðsupraóó,€26€Cal.4th€at€pp.€34„35.)Ð >*Ž%& Ðà ` àIn€contrast,€a€section€1170,€subd.€(d)€recall€does€result€in€a€ð ðfullÏresentencing.ðð€€As€was€noted€above,€section€1170,€subd.€(d)€specificallyÏprovides€that€the€resentencing€hearing€is€to€be€conducted€ð ðin€the€sameÏmannerðð€as€the€original€sentencing€hearing.€€Thus,€since€section€1170,€subd.Ï(d)€requires€an€entirely€new€sentencing€hearing,€the€original€sentence€isÏdeemed€vacated€within€the€meaning€of€òòBuckhalteróó.€€Under€theseÐ ’â  Ðcircumstances,€section€4019€credit€must€be€awarded€for€the€time€between€theÏoriginal€sentencing€hearing€and€the€subsequent€hearing.Ìà ` àIn€its€opinion,€the€Court€of€Appeal€held€that€appellant€is€not€entitled€toÏsection€4019€credit€for€the€time€during€which€he€was€in€prison€between€MayÏ27,€1999€and€June€28,€1999.€€(Exhibit€A,€pp.€14„17.)€€The€court€advanced€twoÏreasons€in€support€of€this€result:€(1)€òòBuckhalteróó€states€a€policy€concern€thatÐ n¾ Ðtime€spent€in€prison€cannot€be€deemed€presentence€time€since€the€defendantÏis€actually€in€the€custody€of€the€state€prison;€and€(2)€section€4019€does€not€byÏits€terms€allow€for€credit€for€time€spent€in€prison.€€(Exhibit€A,€pp.€16„17.)€ÏNeither€of€these€reasons€survives€scrutiny.Ìà ` àThe€Court€of€Appeal€quite€simply€misread€òòBuckhalteróó.€€The€òòratioóóÐ P$   ÐòòÔ_ÔdecidendiÔ_Ôóó€of€òòBuckhalteróó€is€that€a€limited€remand€for€resentencing€does€notÐ J&š!" Ðvacate€the€original€sentence.€€(òòBuckhalter,€supraóó,€26€Cal.4th€at€pp.€34„35.)€Ð D(”#$ ÐHere,€the€effect€of€section€1170,€subd.€(d)€is€to€vacate€the€sentence.€€Thus,Ð >*Ž%& ÐòòBuckhalteróó€does€not€support€the€Court€of€Appealððs€reasoning.Ð ° Ðà ` àWith€respect€to€the€Court€of€Appealððs€second€reason,€it€is€of€noÏconsequence€that€section€4019€does€not€specifically€mention€state€prison€as€aÏplace€where€credit€may€be€earned.€€As€appellant€argued€below€(ARB€9„10),Ïprinciples€of€equal€protection€require€that€section€4019€be€interpreted€toÏprovide€for€credit€when€the€defendantððs€original€sentence€is€recalled.€Ï(òòBuckhalter,€supraóó,€26€Cal.4th€at€p.€30,€fn.€6;€ð ðit€has€been€held€that€equalÐ ŒÜ  Ðprotection€requires€application€of€section€4019€credits€to€presentenceÏconfinement€in€a€state€facility€if€the€circumstances€of€the€confinement€areÏessentially€penal.€[Citations]ðð)Ìà ` àIn€short,€the€merit€of€the€Court€of€Appealððs€analysis€is,€at€the€very€least,Ïdebatable.€€Thus,€since€an€issue€of€first€impression€is€raised,€review€should€beÏgranted.ÌÓÓ///ÌÌ///ÌÌ///ÌÌ///Ð  P$   Ðà@‰‰)ìàII.ˆÌÌà8 ` àTHIS€COURT€SHOULD€GRANT€REVIEW€IN€ORDER€TOÏADDRESS€THE€UNDECIDED€ISSUE€OF€WHETHERÏPENAL€CODE€SECTION€1170.12,€SUBD.€(A)(6)€ALLOWSÏFOR€A€CONCURRENT€SENTENCE€WHEN€ONLY€ONE€OFÏTWO€COUNTS€IS€BEING€SENTENCED€UNDER€THEÏTHREE€€STRIKES€LAW.Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àOn€June€27,€1999,€appellant€appeared€for€sentencing€having€sufferedÏthree€felony€convictions€which€fell€under€the€Three€Strikes€law.€€EmployingÏthe€newly€decided€case€of€òòPeople€v.€Garcia,€supra,óó€20€Cal.4th€490,€the€trialÐ ‰Ù  Ðcourt€dismissed€all€of€appellantððs€strike€priors€as€to€count€two.€€(RT€inÏH020227,€pp.€229„231.)€€The€court€then€imposed€a€consecutive€sentence€onÏcount€two€under€the€belief€that€such€a€sentence€was€required€by€law.ÌÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ àð ðA€sentence€of€25€years€to€life€is€more€than€appropriateÏand€but€for€the€constraints€of€three€strikes€law,€I€would€haveÏordered€the€eight€months€to€be€served€concurrently,€theÏdefendantððs€total€sentence€on€both€counts€is€now€25€years€andÏeight€months€to€life.ðð€€(RT€in€H020227,€p.€233.)Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àAt€the€resentencing€hearing€held€on€November€8,€2001,€the€court€onceÏagain€announced€that€a€concurrent€sentence€was€appropriate.ÌÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ àð ðI€will€repeat€what€I€said€at€the€earlier€sentencing,€that€aÏsentence€of€25€years€to€life€is€more€than€enough€for€thoseÏoffenses.€€However,€because€of€the€mandates€of€the€three€strikesÏlaw,€I€cannot€order€the€term€in€count€two€to€be€servedÏconcurrently€with€that€in€count€one.ðð€€(RT€5.)Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àAs€will€be€demonstrated€below,€the€trial€court€erred€in€its€belief€that€itÏhad€no€authority€to€impose€a€concurrent€term.€€Since€there€is€presently€only€aÐ ;+‹&' Ðsingle€new€Court€of€Appeal€case€on€point,€this€court€should€grant€review€inÏorder€to€so€hold.Ìà ` àThe€trial€court€believed€that€Penal€Code€section€1170.12,€subd.€(a)(6)Ïrequired€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences.€€(RT€in€H020227,€RT€229,Ï232„233;€RT€5.)€€Section€1170.12,€subd.€(a)(6)€provides:ÌÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ àð ðIf€there€is€a€current€conviction€for€more€than€one€felonyÏcount€not€committed€on€the€same€occasion,€and€not€arising€fromÏthe€same€set€of€operative€facts,€the€court€shall€sentence€theÏdefendant€consecutively€on€each€count€pursuant€to€this€section.ððÐ ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àThe€term€ð ðcurrent€convictionðð€is€not€expressly€defined€in€sectionÏ1170.12.€€However,€it€appears€that€the€term€ð ðcurrent€convictionðð€refers€to€aÏconviction€which€is€being€punished€under€the€Three€Strikes€law.€€ThisÏconclusion€is€supported€by€a€reading€of€the€entire€Three€Strikes€statute.Ìà ` àAt€the€outset,€it€is€indisputable€that€section€1170.12,€subd.€(a)(6)€doesÏnot€apply€when€the€granting€of€a€òòRomero׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×óó€motion€serves€to€dismiss€all€of€theÐ eµ Ðdefendantððs€strike€priors€as€to€all€counts.€€In€such€a€case,€there€is€no€ð ðcurrentÏconvictionðð€to€which€section€1170.12€might€apply.Ìà ` àFollowing€this€reasoning€to€its€logical€conclusion,€section€1170.12,Ïsubd.€(a)(6)€cannot€apply€when€all€of€the€defendantððs€strike€priors€areÏdismissed€as€to€one€of€two€counts.€€In€this€situation,€there€is€only€one€ð ðcurrentÏconviction.ðð€€Thus,€section€1170.12,€subd.€(a)(6)€is€inapplicable€since€there€isÐ A)‘$% Ðnot€a€ð ðcurrent€conviction€for€more€than€one€felony€count€.€.€.€.ððÌà ` àReference€to€other€parts€of€section€1170.12€supports€this€conclusion.ÏThe€punishment€for€two€and€three€strikes€offenders€is€found€in€sectionÏ1170.12,€subds.€(c)(1)€and€(c)(2).€€There,€the€statute€provides€for€two€and€threeÏstrike€sentences€for€the€ð ðcurrent€felony€conviction.ðð€€Given€this€usage,€it€isÏreasonable€to€conclude€that€ð ðcurrent€felony€convictionðð€refers€to€a€convictionÏwhich€is€being€punished€under€the€strikes€law.Ìà ` àImportantly,€a€recent€case€from€the€Fourth€District€supports€theÏforegoing€analysis.€€(òòPeople€v.€Casper,€supraóó,€03€DAR€1367.)€In€òòCasperóó,€theÐ €Ð Ðcourt€concluded€that€Penal€Code€section€667,€subd.€(c)(6)׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€does€not€requireÐ zÊ Ðconsecutive€sentences€when€the€court€has€granted€òòGarciaóó€relief€and€dismissedÐ tÄ Ðthe€defendantððs€serious€felony€prior€convictions€as€to€all€but€one€count.ÌÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ àð ðBecause€òòGarciaóó€removed€the€length€of€sentence€for€aÐ h¸ Ðconviction€on€which€the€strike€allegation€has€been€dismissedÏfrom€the€Three€Strikes€sentencing€scheme,€we€conclude€that€itÏalso€removed€mandatory€consecutive€sentencing€from€thatÏscheme.€€òòGarciaóó€stated€that€a€conviction€on€which€the€strikeÐ \ ¬ Ðallegation€is€dismissed€could€be€sentenced€as€though€theÏconviction€occurred€in€a€separate€proceeding.€€In€a€separateÏproceeding,€the€mandatory€consecutive€sentencing€required€byÏsection€667,€subdivisions€(c)(6)€and€(c)(7)€is€inapplicable.€ÏBecause€there€is€no€sentencing€under€section€667,€subd.€(e)Ï[length€of€sentence],€there€is€likewise€no€mandatory€consecutiveÏsentencing€under€section€667,€subdivisions€(c)(6)€and€(c)(7);Ð G'—"# Ðthose€provisions€are€applicable€to€sentences€imposed€underÏsection€667,€subdivision€(e).ðð€€(òòCasper,€supraóó,€03€DAR€at€p.Ð ­ý Ð1368.)Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àIt€should€be€noted€that€the€original€Court€of€Appeal€opinion€in€this€caseÏreached€a€result€contrary€to€òòCasperóó.€€(Exhibit€A,€pp.€8„9.)€Although€the€courtÐ ž î Ðlater€deleted€its€analysis€(Exhibit€B,€p.€2),€it€is€reasonable€to€assume€that€theÏholding€in€òòCasperóó€will€be€the€subject€of€controversy.€€Thus,€this€court€shouldÐ ’â  Ðgrant€review€in€order€to€definitively€decide€an€issue€which€is€likely€to€ariseÏfrequently.ÌÓÓà@ee(ìàIII.ˆÌÌà8 ` àTHIS€COURT€SHOULD€GRANT€REVIEW€IN€ORDER€TOÏDETERMINE€WHETHER€THE€WAIVER€RULE€OF€òòPEOPLEÐ wÇ Ðv.€SCOTT,€SUPRAóó,€9€CAL.4TH€331€APPLIES€WHEN€THEÐ tÄ ÐTRIAL€COURT€FAILED€TO€EXERCISE€SENTENCINGÏDISCRETION€SINCE€IT€WAS€UNAWARE€THAT€IT€HADÏSUCH€DISCRETION.Ð ` x` x ÐñAññ@ñAMENDñ@ññAñÌÓÓà ` àAs€was€noted€above,€the€trial€court€expressly€stated€its€belief€that€it€hadÏno€discretion€to€impose€concurrent€sentences.€€(RT€in€H020227,€p.€233;€RT€5.)€ÏInsofar€as€defense€counsel€registered€no€objection€to€the€courtððs€view,€theÏCourt€of€Appeal€held€that€appellant€had€waived€his€claim€of€sentencing€error.€Ï(Exhibit€B,€pp.€1„2.)€€As€will€now€be€explained,€this€court€should€grant€reviewÏsince€the€Court€of€Appealððs€analysis€is€the€subject€of€debate€in€existing€caseÏlaw.Ìà ` àIn€òòPeople€v.€Scott,€supraóó,€9€Cal.4th€331,€this€court€held€that€claims€ofÐ ;+‹&' Ðsentencing€error€are€waived€absent€a€contemporaneous€objection€in€the€trialÏcourt€as€to€those€ð ðclaims€involving€the€trial€courtððs€failure€to€properly€makeÏor€articulate€its€discretionary€sentencing€choices.ðð€€(òòIdóó.,€at€p.€353,€accord,Ð ¤ô ÐòòPeople€v.€Ô_ÔManceboÔ_Ôóó€(2002)€27€Cal.4th€735,€749„750,€fn.€7.)€€The€policyÐ ž î Ðunderlying€this€rule€is€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôr]outineÔ_Ô€defects€in€the€courtððs€statement€ofÏreasons€are€easily€prevented€and€corrected€if€called€to€the€courtððs€attention.ðð€Ï(òòScott,€supraóó,€9€Cal.4th€at€p.€353.)Ð ŒÜ  Ðà ` àAs€is€readily€apparent,€the€case€at€bar€falls€outside€the€òòScottóó€rule€sinceÐ †Ö  Ðthe€trial€court€did€not€make€a€discretionary€ruling.€€Rather,€the€trial€court€failedÏto€exercise€any€discretion€whatsoever.€€Since€this€record€presents€a€pureÏquestion€of€law,€the€òòScottóó€rule€should€not€apply€here.€€Indeed,€this€court€has€soÐ tÄ Ðhinted€in€a€footnote.Ìà ` àIn€òòPeople€v.€Aguirre,€supra,óó€56€Cal.App.4th€1135,€the€defendant€arguedÐ h¸ Ðon€appeal€that€the€trial€court€had€erred€by€denying€him€certain€presentenceÏcredits.€€Although€there€was€no€objection€in€the€trial€court,€the€Court€of€AppealÏheld€that€the€issue€was€cognizable€on€appeal.ÌÌÓÓà8 ` àð ðHe€made€no€objection€at€trial.€€Nonetheless,€he€asserts€he€mayÏappeal€the€issue€because€waiver€of€sentencing€only€occurs€whenÏthe€alleged€error€involved€an€exercise€of€discretion.€€We€agree.€ÏBecause€the€calculation€of€credits€is€purely€mathematical,€andÏbecause€Aguirreððs€argument€involves€a€statutory€interpretationÏof€first€impression,€we€hold€his€failure€to€object€at€trial€does€notÐ ;+‹&' Ðwaive€the€issue€on€appeal.€[Citations.]ðð€€(òòAguirre,€supraóó,€56Ð ° ÐCal.App.4th€at€p.€1139.)Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àSubsequent€to€òòAguirreóó,€this€court€granted€review€in€order€to€address€aÐ §÷ Ðpresentence€credits€issue.€€(òòPeople€v.€Cooperóó€(2002)€27€Cal.4th€38.)€€As€inÐ ¡ ñ ÐòòAguirre,€óóthere€was€no€objection€in€the€trial€court.€€Nonetheless,€this€court€citedÐ › ë ÐòòAguirreóó€and€found€that€the€issue€was€cognizable€on€appeal.€€(òòIdóó.,€at€p.€41,€fn.Ð • å  Ð3.)Ìà ` àThe€same€result€has€been€reached€with€respect€to€another€pure€issue€ofÏlaw.€€(òòIn€re€Justin€S.,€supra,óó€93€Cal.App.4th€811.)€€In€òòJustin€S.óó,€the€minorÐ ƒÓ Ðsought€to€challenge€certain€probation€conditions€even€though€he€had€notÏobjected€in€the€trial€court.€€The€Court€of€Appeal€found€that€the€waiver€doctrineÏdid€not€apply€since€ð ðappellantððs€constitutional€claims€present€ððpure€questionsÏof€law€that€can€be€resolved€without€reference€to€the€particular€sentencingÏrecord€developed€in€the€trial€courtðð€[citation]€.€.€.€.ðð€€(òòIdóó.,€at€p.€815.)Ð eµ Ðà ` àIn€its€opinion,€the€Court€of€Appeal€ignored€the€foregoing€authorities.Ð _¯ Ð׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Instead,€relying€solely€on€òòScottóó,€the€Court€of€Appeal€held:Ð Y!© ÐÓÓà8 ` àà ¸ àð ðThe€rationale€of€òòPeople€v.€Scottóó€supports€application€ofÐ S#£ Ðthe€waiver€rule€in€tñ0ñ€ñ0ñhis€case.€€An€alleged€error€consisting€of€aÏfailure€to€exercise€discretion€that€does€not€result€in€anÏunauthorized€sentence€is€similar€to€an€abuse€of€discretion€thatÐ J&š!" Ðdoes€not€result€in€an€unauthorized€sentence.€€Both€are€claimsÏinvolving€ððsentences€which,€though€otherwise€permitted€by€law,Ïwere€imposed€in€a€procedurally€or€factually€flawed€manner.ðð€Ï(òòScott,€supraóó,€9€Cal.4th€at€p.€354.)€€ðð[A]€sentence€is€generallyÐ §÷ Ðð ðunauthorizedðð€where€it€could€not€lawfully€be€imposed€underÏany€circumstance€in€the€particular€case.ðð€€(òòIbidóó.)€€Imposition€ofÐ ¡ ñ Ða€consecutive€term€on€count€two€was€not€an€unauthorizedÏsentence€in€this€case.ðð€€(Exhibit€B,€pp.€1„2.)Ð ` x` x ÐÌÓÓà ` àWith€all€due€respect€for€the€Court€of€Appeal,€its€analysis€evinces€aÏprofound€confusion€concerning€this€courtððs€analysis€in€òòScottóó.€€The€holding€inÐ ß  ÐòòScottóó€is€that€the€waiver€doctrine€applies€to€ð ðdiscretionary€sentencing€choices.ðð€Ð ‰Ù  Ð(òòScott,€supraóó,€9€Cal.4th€at€p.€353.)€Within€this€context,€an€exception€to€theÐ ƒÓ Ðwaiver€rule€is€that€no€objection€is€required€as€to€sentences€which€areÏð ðunauthorized.ðð€(òòIñ1ñbiñ1ñdóó.ñ2ñ,€at€p.€354.ñ2ñ)€€€However,€since€the€instant€error€does€not€fallÐ wÇ Ðunder€òòScottóó€in€the€first€instance,€appellant€is€under€no€obligation€to€establishÐ qÁ Ðthat€his€sentence€is€ð ðunauthorized.ðð€€Ìà ` àIn€any€event,€even€if€appellant€is€obligated€to€establish€that€his€sentenceÏis€ð ðunauthorized,ðð€he€can€do€so.ñ3ñ׃×ñ3ññ3ñ׃#×ñ3ñÝ ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€An€ð ðunauthorized€sentenceðð€includes€aÐ _¯ Ðjudgment€which€can€be€challenged€for€the€first€time€via€a€habeas€petition.€Ï(òòScott,€supraóó,€9€Cal.4th€at€p.€354.)€€The€instant€error€can€be€raised€by€way€ofÐ S#£ Ða€habeas€petition.€€(òòPeople€v.€Ô_ÔBelmontesÔ_Ôóó€(1983)€34€Cal.3d€335,€348,€fn.€8;Ð M% ! Ðð ð[Ô_Ôw]hereÔ_Ô€a€court€may€have€been€influenced€by€an€erroneous€understanding€ofÏthe€scope€of€its€sentencing€powers,€habeas€corpus€is€a€proper€remedy€to€secureÏreconsideration€of€the€sentence€imposed.€[Citations.]ðð)€€Thus,€even€under€theÏCourt€of€Appealððs€holding,€appellantððs€claim€of€error€is€cognizable€on€appealÏsince€the€trial€court€was€clearly€unaware€of€its€authority€to€impose€concurrentÏsentences.€€Ìà ` àIn€short,€there€is€an€uncertainty€in€the€existing€case€law€regardingÏwhether€the€òòScottóó€rule€applies€to€sentencing€issues€which€do€not€involveÐ †Ö  Ðdiscretionary€choices.€€This€court€should€grant€review€in€order€to€resolve€thisÏimportant€point.ñ9ññBñ׃×ñBññBñ׃×ñBññ9ññ9ñ׃%×ñ9ñÝ ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_ÔñCñÐ zÊ ÐñCñÔ_ÔÔ_ÔñCñÌñCñÔ_ÔÐ n¾ Ðà@00%ìàòòCONCLUSIONóóˆÐ ° Ðà ` àFor€the€reasons€expressed€above,€review€should€be€granted.ÌDated:€February€__,€2003Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àRespectfully€submitted,ÌÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDALLAS€SACHERÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAttorney€for€Appellant,Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMICHAEL€RAY€JOHNSONÌÐ  ‰Ù  Ðà@ìàòòCERTIFICATE€OF€COUNSELóóˆÐ ° ÐÌÌà ` àI€certify€that€this€brief€contains€45ñ>ñ29ñ>ññ?ñ54ñ?ñ€words.ÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à_______________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àDALLAS€SACHERÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àAttorney€for€Appellant,Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àMICHAEL€RAY€JOHNSONÌÐ  ß  ÐÑ Ô ÑÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ÐÐ&ìàEXHIBIT€AˆÌÐ  }Í ÐÑ Ô ÑÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ÖÖ&ìàEXHIBIT€BˆÌÐ  }Í Ðò òÔ‡ Š8_‹‹Š8_ÔÑ  Ñà ` àà@ÀÀ"ìàPROOF€OF€SERVICEˆÐ ° ÐÌó óI€declare€that€I€am€over€the€age€of€18,€not€a€party€to€this€action€and€myÐ ¬ü Ðbusiness€address€is€100€N.€Winchester€Blvd.,€Suite€310,€Santa€Clara,ÏCalifornia€€95050.€€On€the€date€shown€below,€I€served€the€withinÏAPPELLANTððS€PETITION€FOR€REVIEW€to€òòóóthe€following€partiesÐ £ ó Ðhereinafter€named€by:ÌÌÌòò€X€óóà0 ` àPlacing€a€true€copy€thereof,€enclosed€in€a€sealed€envelope€with€postageÐ — ç  Ðthereon€fully€prepaid,€in€the€United€States€mail€at€Santa€Clara,ÏCalifornia,€addressed€as€follows:Ð ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌAttorney€Generalððs€Officeà0 h àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àCourt€of€AppealÐ‹Û Ð Ð  Ð455€Golden€Gate€Avenueà0 h àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àSixth€Appellate€DistrictÐˆØ Ð Ð  ÐSuite€11,000à0 ¸ àà0¸ Ð ¸ Ð àà0hÐ Ð àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ à333€W.€Santa€Clara€St.,€#1060Ð…ÕÐ Ð  ÐSan€Francisco,€CA€94102„7004à0 À àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àSan€Jose,€CA€95113ЂÒÐ Ð  Ð[Attorney€for€Respondent]Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àMichael€R.€JohnsonÌÔ#†Š8_‹‹ Š8_Z„#ÔÔ‡ Š8_‹‹Š8_ÔDistrict€Attorneyððs€Officeà0 h àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àH„22086ÐyÉÐ Ð  Ð70€W.€Hedding€St.à0  àà0hÐ Ð àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àCSP„SolanoÐvÆÐ Ð  ÐSan€Jose,€CA€95110à0 h àà0ÀhÐ hÐ àà0ÀÐ ÀÐ àP.€O.€Box€4000ÐsÃÐ Ð  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àVacaville,€CA€95696„4000ÌÌClerk€of€the€Superior€CourtÌCriminal€DivisionÌ190€W.€Hedding€St.ÌSan€Jose,€CA€95110ÌÌÌÌI€declare€under€penalty€of€perjury€the€foregoing€is€true€and€correct.€€ExecutedÏthis€___€day€of€February,€2003,€at€Santa€Clara,€California.ÌÌÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à______________________________à x àÐ F(–#$ Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àSue€Yarbrough€à p àà È àà  àÐ C)“$% ÐÔ#†Š8_‹‹ Š8_³‰#Ô