Does a sentence based on a prior conviction need to be appended to the whole aggregate sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mink, 173 Cal.App.3d 766, 219 Cal.Rptr. 291 (Cal. App. 1985):
However, given the applicable statutory and decisional law that a sentence enhancement based on a prior conviction is to be appended not to the individual counts but to the aggregate sentence (Pen.Code, 1170.1, subd. (a); People v. Tassell (1984) 36 Cal.3d 77, 90, 201 Cal.Rptr. 567, 679
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