Does a defendant have a right to a jury trial on prior convictions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Culver, B276555 (Cal. App. 2018):
A defendant's right to a jury trial on prior convictions arises from statute. (People v. Epps (2001) 25 Cal.4th 19, 23 (Epps).) As relevant here, section 1025, subdivision (b), reads: "the question of whether or not the defendant has suffered the
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