P. v. Huerta
Defendant Carolyn Huerta appeals from a judgment of criminal conviction, contending that (1) sentence on two of the three charges against her should have been stayed under Penal Code section 654, subdivision (a) (§ 654(a)); (2) she is entitled to credit for presentence confinement at the rate prescribed by the October 2011 amendments to Penal Code section 4019; and (3) one of the fines against her should be stricken as duplicative of a fine previously imposed. Respondent concedes the first point as to one charge, but not the other. Defendant in turn concedes that her second claim of error is foreclosed by the California Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Brown (2012) 54 Cal.4th 314. As to the remaining points of contention, we conclude that the sentence on the remaining charge should also have been stayed under section 654(a), and that the judgment must be corrected in three respects with respect to the fines imposed. We will direct appropriate modifications of the judgment and affirm the judgment as modified.
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