How have courts treated allegations that a defendant has three prior serious felony convictions and served a prior prison term?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, B275235 (Cal. App. 2018):
4574, subd. (a)).2 The trial court found true the allegations he had three prior serious felony convictions and served a prior prison term ( 667.5, subd. (b)), and sentenced him to state prison for 26 years to life under the three strikes law ( 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12). (People v. Lopez (Mar. 17, 2003, B158522) [nonpub. opn.].)
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