California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, B271239 (Cal. App. 2018):
After denying defendant's motion to strike the 1999 felony under People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero), the court imposed sentence. On count 1, defendant received 7 years to life, which was doubled to 14 years to life because of the prior strike. He received a consecutive term of 25 years to life under section 12022.53, subdivision (d), plus an additional five-year consecutive term under section 667, subdivision (a). All other sentences were stayed under section 654. Defendant filed a timely appeal from the judgment.
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