How have courts reviewed a decision whether to dismiss a prior felony conviction allegation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lynch, D065266 (Cal. App. 2014):
The trial court's decision whether to dismiss a prior felony conviction allegation is reviewed for abuse of discretion. (People v. Romero (2002) 99 Cal.App.4th 1418, 1434.) "Where the record demonstrates that the trial court balanced the relevant facts and
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