P. v. Lara CA4/2
In 2013, the police stopped defendant while he was driving a Honda Civic that had been stolen about a week earlier. He was in possession of two non-Honda keys; the ignition had been tampered with so as to permit these keys to be used to start it.
In 2015, in a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of unlawfully taking or driving a vehicle. (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a).) In a bifurcated proceeding, after defendant waived a jury trial, the trial court found true one prior vehicle theft-related felony conviction allegation, (Pen. Code, § 666.5, subd. (a)), one strike prior (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12) and four prior prison term enhancements (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). Defendant was sentenced to a total of ten years in prison, along with the usual fines, fees, and miscellaneous sentencing orders.
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