Is it permissible to use a prior conviction for petit theft under section 666 of section 667 of the California Criminal Code to elevate the theft to a felony?

Although we have addressed issues concerning dual or multiple use of prior convictions under section 667 (see People v. Ingram (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 1397, 48 Cal.Rptr.2d 256), appellant raises a variation on the issue which we have yet to decide. Is it permissible to use the same prior conviction to elevate petit theft to a felony under section 666 and to invoke the sentencing provisions of section 667, subdivision (e)? ²

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