Opinion
F062592
07-12-2012
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT COTA GARCIA, Defendant and Appellant.
Jeffrey S. Kross, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Louis M. Vasquez and Rebecca Whitfield, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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(Tulare Sup. Ct. No. VCF241073)
OPINION
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Gerald F. Sevier, Judge.
Jeffrey S. Kross, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Louis M. Vasquez and Rebecca Whitfield, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On April 28, 2011, appellant Robert Cota Garcia was convicted in count 1 of forcible sexual penetration by a foreign object (Pen. Code, § 289, subd. (a)(1)), in count 2 of attempted forcible rape (§§ 261, subd. (a)(2), 664), and in count 3 of assault with intent to commit a sexual offense during the commission of a first degree burglary (§ 220, subd. (b)). On the same date, appellant admitted two prior strike convictions (§§ 1170.12, subds. (a)-(i), 667, subds. (b)-(i)), two serious felony convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)(12)), and two prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)).
All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise stated.
On May 26, 2011, the trial court sentenced appellant to state prison for an aggregate term of 60 years to life. On the same date, appellant filed a timely notice of appeal.
As to count 3, the court imposed the principal term of 25 years to life for the assault with intent to commit rape and/or penetration by a foreign object with a 10-year enhancement for two prior serious felonies; as to count 1, the court imposed a consecutive term of 25 years to life for penetration by a foreign object; as to count 2, the court imposed a concurrent term of 25 years to life for attempted rape. The court apparently stayed imposition of the prior serious felony enhancements on the convictions for attempted rape and penetration by foreign object and stayed the prior prison term enhancements as to all counts. The court awarded 319 days of custody credits, imposed a $10,000 restitution fine (§ 1202.4, subd. (b)), and imposed and suspended a second such fine pending successful completion of parole (§ 1202.45).
We affirm the judgment of conviction and remand to the trial court with directions for correction of the sentence.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
In August 2010, the 60-year-old appellant resided with his older brother, John Garcia, and John's wife, L.G. Appellant had his own bedroom in their home and L.G. had known appellant since she first married John in 1967. On August 22, 2010, John was preparing to leave for work at 3:30 a.m. John saw appellant, wearing a set of headphones, on the floor. Appellant asked his brother whether he was going to work and then appellant went to his own room. John went to his own bedroom and spoke with L.G. John said appellant had been up all night and that L.G. should not bother him. John locked the bedroom door and departed around 4:20 a.m. Only John and L.G. were supposed to have keys to their bedroom door.
At 5:00 a.m., L.G. was awake in bed. She was wearing her underpants when appellant opened the bedroom door with a key and walked in naked. L.G. said appellant did not have permission to be in the bedroom and said he was never given a key to the door. Appellant refused L.G.'s request to leave her bedroom. L.G. got her cell phone from the side of the bed and called her daughter, Debra. Appellant walked behind L.G., stroked her hair, and said, " 'It's okay. I just want to be with you.' " When appellant saw that L.G. was holding a phone, he grabbed it and threw it across the bedroom.
L.G. told appellant he was going to go to jail if he did not leave her bedroom. Appellant became angry, pulled L.G. onto her back, and got on top of her. He removed L.G.'s underpants and grabbed at her breasts and vaginal area. At that point, L.G. said she felt appellant's finger enter her vagina. She struggled with appellant, and the two of them fell onto the floor. While L.G. was on her stomach, appellant twisted her arm behind her back and pushed her onto the floor. L.G. said she continued to struggle and begged appellant to stop. Appellant began to calm down and explained that all he wanted to do was to hold her. Appellant eventually left the bedroom.
L.G.'s daughter, Debra, testified that she received a telephone call from her mother at about 5:00 a.m. on August 22, 2010. Debra said she was asleep at her Tulare home when the phone at her house rang. She answered the phone and could hear her mother, L.G., saying, " 'Stop, please stop, they're coming, don't.' " Debra awakened her husband, and the couple drove to her parents' home, a five-minute trip. She called 911 as they drove to see L.G. When Debra and her husband arrived at the house, appellant answered the door. He was dressed in shorts, told Debra that her mother was in her room, and he then went to his own bedroom. Debra went to her mother's room. Police later arrived at the home and arrested appellant.
L.G. had redness and abrasions on the inside of her left arm, the back of her right arm, on her right palm, and on her left breast. Her lip was swollen and red. Appellant had scratches on his left shoulder, the left side of his rib cage, and the left side of his neck area. He also had red marks on the right side of his back.
After the incident, Tulare Police Officer Matt Muller placed appellant under arrest. Appellant's sisters then cleaned out appellant's room. They found a key to L.G.'s room and a cell phone. The cell phone contained between 20 and 25 pictures of L.G. One of the pictures showed L.G. sleeping and the others depicted her back. None of the pictures appeared to be posed. The cell phone had an alarm set for 3:00 a.m. Tulare Police Officer Timothy Ramirez went to the Garcia home and then returned to the Tulare Police Station, where he interviewed L.G.
Appellant had previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia. One month prior the incident, one of appellant's sisters picked up his prescriptions and noticed that lithium was not among them. She said appellant acted strangely that month. He was quieter than usual, paced and talked to himself more, and lost weight. He also stayed up late at night and watched television. One time, John walked out of his room and found appellant watching television while undressed. John told appellant to put clothes on. Appellant became agitated but complied by going to his room and putting on clothes.
Defense Evidence
Members of appellant's family testified that appellant had been acting stranger than normal in the month preceding the incident. Appellant's cousin, Robert Garcia, Jr., testified he saw appellant once a month and described appellant as having a "blank look." He said appellant paced and walked back and forth and appeared to him to be "like a walking time bomb, ready to explode." Yosef Geshuri, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, testified that appellant suffered from schizoaffective disorder and had difficulty controlling his impulses and mood swings when he did not take Risperidone and lithium. Dr. Geshuri testified that people in an uncontrolled schizophrenic state are generally unable to perform daily activities. He testified they have poor hygiene, do not care for themselves, forget to eat, and have problems with "[b]asic self care." Dr. Geshuri further explained that a patient in a controlled schizophrenic state "can do manual work and things like this, but nothing of anything to concentrate or do some, you know intellectual work, even computation or things of that nature. They have a hard time concentrating because of the noise inside their head." Dr. Geshuri further testified that an individual with an impulse control issue typically has "some voice in your head telling you to do something and you jump up and do it. You decide to do it on the spot as opposed to an ongoing delusional process ...."
Rebuttal Evidence
Mary Oxford testified that she was the City of Tulare librarian and acting volunteer coordinator. She said she knew appellant as a volunteer with the adult literacy program at the library. Oxford said appellant volunteered three to four days a week for between two to five hours a day. Oxford described appellant as shy and quiet and said he "worked really good with one-on-one." Oxford said appellant last volunteered at the library on August 21, 2010. Near the end of his volunteer service, he asked Oxford for a paid position but was "very shy and didn't make eye contact." Oxford said she did not know whether she should be worried about appellant's behavior or whether he was just nervous about asking for a job.
Julio Ramirez, owner of a Tulare barbershop, testified that he was the brother of L.G. and also appellant's friend. Ramirez said he and appellant would see one another at the barbershop almost every day. Ramirez described appellant's behavior between June 2009 and August 2010 as "normal." Ramirez acknowledged that appellant would pace up and down but said such behavior was normal for appellant. Ramirez also said, "When he [appellant] takes the medication, he's all right."
Richard P. Berkson, M.D., a staff psychiatrist with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, testified he examined appellant and concluded he had schizoaffective disorder, "a kind of a combination of schizophrenia plus bipolar disorder ...." Dr. Berkson said appellant had "schizophrenia plus affective disorder which is a mood disorder."
DISCUSSION
I. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CONVICTION OF ATTEMPTED RAPE
Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to prove his guilt of attempted forcible rape.
Appellant specifically contends the evidence was insufficient to prove either that he took a direct but ineffective step toward accomplishing sexual intercourse with L.G., or that he intended to have intercourse with L.G. He submits that neither the testimony of L.G. nor the testimony of forensic nurse Jennifer Pacheco established that appellant had a definite and unambiguous intent to commit the crime alleged in count 2.
"Forcible rape is an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person not the spouse of the perpetrator against the person's will by means of force or violence. [Citation.] An attempt to commit rape has two elements: the specific intent to commit rape and a direct but ineffectual act done toward its commission. [Citation.]" (People v. Guerra (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1067, 1130.) Such an act cannot be merely preparatory. Rather, the ineffectual act must constitute direct movement toward completion of the crime. "A defendant's specific intent to commit rape may be inferred from the facts and circumstances shown by the evidence. [Citation.]" (People v. Clark (2011) 52 Cal.4th 856, 948.)
"In considering a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence ..., we review the entire record in the light most favorable to the judgment to determine whether it contains substantial evidence - that is, evidence that is reasonable, credible, and of solid value - from which a reasonable trier of fact could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. [Citation.] We presume every fact in support of the judgment the trier of fact could have reasonable deduced from the evidence. [Citation.] If the circumstances reasonably justify the trier of fact's findings, reversal of the judgment is not warranted simply because the circumstances might also reasonably be reconciled with a contrary finding. [Citation.] 'A reviewing court neither reweighs evidence nor reevaluates a witness's credibility.' [Citation.]" (People v. Albillar (2010) 51 Cal.4th 47, 59-60.)
L.G. testified that her husband had to be at work at 5:00 a.m., and that he typically left for work between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m. She said on August 22, 2010, her husband entered their bedroom and said he was going to lock the door and depart. L.G. thought only she and her husband had keys to the bedroom door. L.G. said she never gave appellant a key to their bedroom door. At approximately 5:00 a.m. L.G. heard the sound of a key and the bedroom door opening. L.G. thought her husband had re-entered the house. She looked at the doorway, saw appellant, and told him to leave. Appellant, who was naked, shook his head and said, " 'No, I have a key.' " Appellant approached L.G. and stroked her hair and back. When he noticed L.G. in possession of a cell phone, he grabbed the phone from her and threw it.
L.G. said appellant became mad and starting grabbing at her body. She said he removed her undergarments, grabbed at her breasts and vagina, and placed his finger inside her vagina. As appellant engaged in sexual touching, L.G. struggled, kicked, and somehow flipped appellant over. Appellant and L.G. landed on the floor of the bedroom, and she told him to stop and leave her alone. L.G. did not know whether appellant tried to do anything with his sexual organ. Appellant grabbed her right hand and placed it behind her head with the elbow pointed up while he pushed her head down. L.G. was on her stomach when he bent her arm in that fashion. She said they started to scoot over and approached the door of the bedroom. She begged him to stop, and he began to calm down. She then asked him to leave the room. He finally left the room after telling L.G., " 'All I want to do is hold you. All I want to do is hold you.' "
"The crime of attempted rape 'is complete if there is a concurrence of the intent to commit such crime with a direct, although ineffectual, act towards its commission,' [citation] providing the efforts of the accused 'reach far enough toward the accomplishment of the desired result to amount to the commencement of the consummation.' [Citation.] To constitute such an attempt it is not necessary 'that the act be the last proximate one for the completion of the offense,' [citation] or that there be any penetration whatever. [Citation.]" (People v. Thomas (1958) 164 Cal.App.2d 571, 574.) "Whenever the design of a person to commit a crime is clearly shown, slight acts done in furtherance of that design will constitute an attempt." (People v. Fiegelman (1939) 33 Cal.App.2d 100, 105.)
The acts of appellant went well beyond "slight" in the instant case. Although his brother and sister-in-law believed they had the only keys to their bedroom door, appellant somehow secured a key, unlocked the door that his brother had previously locked before leaving for work, and entered the bedroom unclothed. He fondled and physically struggled with L.G., removed her sleep shorts, got on top of her, and penetrated her with his finger. These facts evidenced a design to commit rape, and the jury could reasonably construe them to find a specific intent to engage in rape.
The judgment of conviction of rape was supported by substantial evidence.
II. THE TRIAL COURT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO STAY THE TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT ON TWO OF THE THREE COUNTS
Appellant contends the trial court should have stayed the terms of imprisonment on counts 1 (forceful sexual penetration) and 3 (assault to commit a sexual offense during a first degree burglary) because the acts underlying these counts were incident to the same objective of the attempted forcible rape charged in count 2.
A. Sentencing Hearing
At the May 26, 2011, sentencing hearing, defense counsel argued that "all three charges are [subject to Penal Code section] 654 with [respect to] each other. They certainly seem to occur within one transaction, the same goal. At the very least, Count 3 should be 654 with both [counts] 1 and 2." The prosecutor argued: "People feel that all three charges are separate acts." The court ultimately ruled: "In analyzing the evidentiary scenario that was presented, I find that Penal Code Section 654 is not a bar to the recommended sentence ...." The court imposed a total term of 35 years to life in state prison on count 3, a consecutive term of 25 years to life on count 1, and a concurrent term of 25 years to life on count 2.
In ordering the term on count 2 to run concurrent to the term on count 3, the trial court stated:
"While [Penal Code section] 654 is not a bar to consecutive [sentencing] as I have ruled, the reason I'm making it concurrent is that there is certainly a nexus between Count 2 and Count 3 in that the act in Count 2 was the first assault that Mr. Garcia committed, and because of the close nexus between the separate intent he had at the time of entry of the room, the entry being the general intent to commit an assault, but the actual assault that first occurred ... they're tied sufficiently enough in their connection to--by the Rules of Court and by an analysis of the Rules of Court to indicate that a concurrent sentence is appropriate, but the consecutive sentence on Count 1 to Count 3 stands."
"An act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment, but in no case shall the act or omission be punished under more than one provision." (§ 654, subd. (a).) Section 654 applies not only when one act violates more than one statute, but also when a course of conduct comprising an indivisible transaction violates more than one statute. (Neal v. State of California (1960) 55 Cal.2d 11, 19, disapproved on another point in People v. Correa (June 21, 2012, S0163273) ___ Cal.4th ___ [p. 2].) "Whether a course of criminal conduct is divisible and therefore gives rise to more than one act within the meaning of section 654 depends on the intent and objective of the actor." (Ibid.)
"[S]ection 654 prohibits multiple punishments for a single act or omission which may be 'punishable in different ways by different provisions' of the Penal Code. Section 654 applies not only where there is but one 'act' in the ordinary sense, but also where there is an indivisible course of conduct. [Citation.] 'Whether a course of criminal conduct is divisible and therefore gives rise to more than one act within the meaning of section 654 depends on the intent and objective of the actor. If all the offenses were incident to one objective, the defendant may be punished for any one of such offenses but not for more than one.' [Citations.] 'If, on the other hand, defendant harbored "multiple criminal objectives," which were independent of and not merely incidental to each other, he may be punished for each statutory violation committed in pursuit of each objective, "even though the violations shared common acts or were parts of an otherwise indivisible course of conduct." [Citation.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Kenefick (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 114, 124-125.) Whether the acts of which a defendant has been convicted constitute an indivisible course of conduct is a question of fact for the trial court. The trial court's findings will not be disturbed on appeal if they are supported by substantial evidence. No special treatment is to be afforded to a defendant under section 654 simply because defendant chose to repeat, rather than alternate, his or her many crimes. (People v. Clair (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 949, 959.) " 'We review the trial court's determination in the light most favorable to the respondent and presume the existence of every fact the trial court could reasonably deduce form the evidence. [Citation.]' Citation.]" (People v. Vang (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 912, 916.)
C. Parties' Specific Contentions
Appellant contends: "[T]he evidence demonstrated appellant entered L.G.'s bedroom and assaulted her with the intentions of forcibly raping her, in the process of which he pulled off her panties and digitally penetrated her. All three acts occurred in one single, brief, indivisible transaction. Thus, the assault and digital penetration charged in counts 3 and 1, respectively, were incidental to the ultimate goal of forcibly raping L.G., the attempt for which he was convicted in count 2. As all three crimes were incident to a single objective ..., the court was required to stay two of the resulting prison terms pursuant to section 654."
Respondent contends: "[A]ppellant committed three acts during his attack on L.G. First, he attempted to rape L.G. on the bed, then he penetrated her with a foreign object, and finally he assaulted her while on the floor of her room. [Citations.] When appellant entered L.G.'s room he had the intent to rape her. While in the process of attempting to rape L.G., appellant had a separate intent to penetrate L.G. with a foreign object, which he accomplished by sticking his finger inside of her vagina. These crimes involve separate intents and objectives that were not incidental to one another."
D. Analysis
An appellate court employs the substantial evidence standard to review the trial court's factual finding, implicit or explicit, of whether there was a single criminal act or a course of conduct with a single criminal objective. (People v. Powell (2011) 194 Cal.App.4th 1268, 1296.) "[S]ection 654 does not preclude separate punishment for multiple sex offenses which, although closely connected in time and part of the same criminal venture, are separate and distinct, and which are not committed as a means of committing any other sex offense, do not facilitate commission of another sex offense, and are not incidental to the commission of another sex offense. [Citations.]" (People v. Castro (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 578, 584-585.)
Although the applicability of section 654 to conceded facts is a question of law (People v. Harrison (1989) 48 Cal.3d 321, 335 (Harrison)), the question of whether a defendant entertained multiple criminal objectives is generally one of fact for the trial court, whose findings will be upheld on appeal if supported by any substantial evidence (People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 730-731; People v. Hutchins (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 1308, 1312). A trial court's implied finding that a defendant harbored a separate intent and objective for each offense will be upheld on appeal if it is supported by substantial evidence. (People v. Sanchez (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 1297, 1310.) "We review the trial court's findings 'in a light most favorable to the respondent and presume in support of the order the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably deduce from the evidence. [Citation.]' [ Citation.]" (People v. Green (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 1076, 1085.)
In this case, respondent argues that appellant possessed one intent when he attempted to rape the victim on the bed, a different intent when he penetrated her vagina with his finger, and yet another intent when he assaulted her while they were struggling on the floor of the bedroom. The specific intent involved in foreign object penetration, as charged in count 1 (§ 289, subd. (a)(1)), is the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. (People v. Senior (1992) 3 Cal.App.4th 765, 776.) Attempted forcible rape, as charged in count 2 (§§ 261, subd. (a)(2), 664), entails the specific intent to commit rape and a direct but ineffectual act done towards its commission. (People v. DePriest (2007) 42 Cal.4th 1, 48.) The crime of assault with intent to commit rape in the commission of a first degree burglary, as charged in count 3 (§ 220, subd. (b)), requires the specific intent to have intercourse against the victim's will. (People v. Dillon (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 1367, 1383.)
The Supreme Court recently observed:
"[W]e have declined to apply section 654 where the defendant has committed multiple violations of the same provision of law prohibiting sexual assaults. In Harrison, supra, 48 Cal.3d 321, the defendant broke into the victim's home and committed three separate acts of digital penetration. After each penetration the victim was able to pull away. Twice the defendant was able to overpower her and penetrate her again. After the third assault she was able to retreat to a bathroom and lock the door. The entire episode lasted seven to 10 minutes. [Citation.]
"First, the Harrison court found that the defendant was properly convicted of three separate counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object. [Citation.] It then considered the trial court's imposition of separate consecutive sentences for each sexual offense. It held that section 654 did not bar separate penalties for each assault, even though they involved violations of the same code section and occurred during a brief period. It relied on the holding of Perez, supra, 23 Cal.3d at page 553, that a ' "defendant who attempts to achieve sexual gratification by committing a number of base criminal acts on his victim is substantially more culpable than a defendant who commits only one such act." ' [Citation.]
"The Harrison court rejected the defendant's argument that under section 654 he could not receive multiple punishments because his crimes involved identical offenses. The court explained that to apply section 654 in that way 'would mean that "once a [defendant] has committed one particular sexual crime against a victim he may thereafter with impunity repeat his offense," so long as he does not direct attention to another place on the victim's body, or significantly delay in between each offense. [Citation.] However, it is defendant's intent to commit a number of separate base criminal acts upon his victim, and not the precise code section under which he is thereafter convicted, which renders section 654 inapplicable.' [Citation.]" (People v. Correa, supra, ___ Cal.4th ___ [pp. 19-21], original italics.)
In this case, the trial court implicitly cited separate intents underlying the offenses when he imposed a concurrent term on count 2. The Supreme Court stated many years ago: "[T]here is no legal or logical bar to separate punishment where ... each of defendant's 'repenetrations' was clearly volitional, criminal and occasioned by separate acts of force. [T]he nature and sequence of the sexual 'penetrations' or offenses defendant commits is irrelevant for section 654 purposes. Whether defendant ends a break in the activity by renewing the same sex act ... or by switching to a new one ..., the result under section 654 is the same." (Harrison, supra, 48 Cal.3d at p. 338.)
The sentence imposed by the trial court did not violate section 654.
III. THE ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT SHOULD BE CORRECTED
Appellant contends the abstract of judgment should be corrected to strike the prior prison term enhancements under section 667.5.
A. Procedural History
On April 28, 2011, the jury rendered guilty verdicts on the substantive counts. After the court discharged the jury, appellant waived trial of the special allegations and admitted two prior felony convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)) and two prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). On May 26, 2011, the court conducted a sentencing hearing but made no mention of the prior prison terms. The abstract of judgment filed May 31, 2011, and the amended abstract filed August 31, 2011, listed six section 667.5, subdivision (b) enhancements with the notation "S" for "stayed." The original sentencing minute order of May 26, 2011, stated: "All Special Allegations of PC667.5(b) attached to Count 1, Count 2 and Count 3 are STAYED." The August 31, 2011, minute order reflected imposition of a term of 10 years pursuant to section 667, subdivision (a)(1) as to count 3 and stated: "Remaining Special Allegations attached to Count 3 are STAYED. ... Special allegations attached to Count 1 are STAYED[.] ... Special Allegations attached to Count 2 are STAYED."
B. The Parties' Contentions Regarding Prior Prison Term Enhancements
Appellant contends an enhancement under section 667.5, subdivision (b) either must be imposed or stricken and maintains: "Here, it is reasonable to assume the court did not intend to further increase appellant's already lengthy sentence by adding any one- year enhancements. However, the proper procedure was to strike the enhancements, rather than stay them pursuant to section 654." Respondent agrees the prior prison term enhancements should be stricken but goes on to address the prior felony convictions underlying those prior prison terms: "The lower court failed to sentence appellant to two prior serious felony enhancements on each of his indeterminate sentences. Because he should have been sentenced to four additional serious felony enhancements and those felonies are the same felonies underlying the prior prison term enhancements, the prior prison term enhancements should be stricken."
Thus, the parties agree the court should have stricken the prior prison term enhancements. However, a question remains with respect to the court's ruling on the prior serious felony enhancements (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)) charged in the information. When the truth of the allegation of conviction of a crime qualifying for a five-year enhancement has been established, it is mandatory that the enhancement be imposed. Failure to impose the five-year enhancement results in an unauthorized sentence, which may be addressed for the first time by the reviewing court. (People v. Garcia (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 1550, 1560; People v. Turner (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 1258, 1269.)
C. Conclusion
Because imposition of the five-year enhancements was mandatory, this matter must be remanded with directions that the trial court (1) impose the two five-year prior serious felony enhancements as to counts 1 and 2; (2) strike the prior prison term enhancements as to all counts; and (3) amend the abstract accordingly, specifically designating count 3 (assault with intent to commit rape and/or penetration by foreign object) as the principal term.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed. This matter is remanded to the trial court with directions to designate the term imposed on count 3 as the principal term; to impose two five-year prior serious felony enhancements (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)) as to counts 1 and 2; to strike the prior prison term enhancements (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) as to all counts; to amend the abstract of judgment accordingly; and to transmit certified copies of the amended abstract to all appropriate parties and entities.
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Poochigian, J.
WE CONCUR:
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Levy, Acting P.J.
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Franson, J.