P. v. Valadez
Appellant Hector Manuel Valadez was charged with eight counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child in violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (b)(1), and three counts of lewd acts upon a child in violation of section 288, subdivision (c)(1). The victim was his daughter, whom he had molested for a period of six years. Pursuant to a negotiated agreement, Valadez entered a plea of no contest to two counts of forcible lewd acts. The terms of the agreement were that Valadez would plead to the two felony counts in exchange for dismissal of the remaining counts, and a sentence consisting of a three-year lower term for each of the two offenses, to run consecutively, for a total term of six years. At the time the plea was taken, the court incorrectly advised Valadez that he could be placed on parole for a period of 10 years after release from custody.
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