Does Section 667, subdivision (c) of the California Criminal Code require a defendant to have been convicted of a felony for the purposes of applying?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Vessell, 36 Cal.App.4th 285, 42 Cal.Rptr.2d 241 (Cal. App. 1995):

Section 667, subdivision (c) clearly states that the defendant must have been convicted of a felony for 667 to apply, but does not contain within its terms a definition of the word "conviction." "As appears in the case law, the terms 'convicted' or 'conviction' do not have a uniform or unambiguous meaning in California. Sometimes they are used in a narrow sense signifying a verdict or guilty plea, some other times they are given a broader scope so as to include both the jury verdict (or guilty plea) and the judgment pronounced thereon. [Citations.]" (Boyll v. State Personnel Board (1983) 146 Cal.App.3d 1070, 1073, 194 Cal.Rptr. 717, original italics.)

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