California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gomez, H036812 (Cal. App. 2011):
On January 26, 2011, the prosecutor filed a sentencing memorandum whereby she requested that defendant be sentenced to prison for 19 years eight months. On March 7, 2011, defense counsel filed a sentencing memorandum whereby she requested that the court strike defendant's prior pursuant to People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 and section 1385, and sentence him to prison for 9, 11, or 15 years. The probation report recommended that defendant be sentenced to prison for 15 years four months.
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