California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendez, D068724 (Cal. App. 2015):
In the absence of any indication to the contrary in the trial court's statements at sentencing, we must presume that the trial court understood and applied the proper sentencing provisions in this case. (Ross v. Superior Court (1977) 19 Cal.3d 899, 913 [" 'in the absence of any contrary evidence, we are entitled to presume that the trial court
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