People v. Davis CA1/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 17, 2024A169699California1,762 words

Opinion

Opinion

Desautels, J.

BACKGROUND

Underlying Charges, Conviction, Sentence, and Appeal2 In 2015, Davis was charged with first degree residential robbery (§ 211), first degree residential burglary (§ 459), and possessing a firearm as a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)). The information alleged that Davis personally used a firearm in committing the robbery and burglary (§ 12022.53, subd. (b)) and that he had two strikes (§ 667, subd. (c) & (d); § 1170.12, subd. (b)), two prior serious felony convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)), and nine prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). A jury found Davis guilty on all counts, and the jury or trial court found true all enhancement allegations. The trial court imposed a third-strike sentence composed of an upper term of 6 years for first degree residential robbery, plus a 10-year enhancement for firearm use (§ 12022.53, subd. (b)), two 5-year enhancements for prior serious felony convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)), and seven 1-year enhancements for prior prison sentences (§ 667.5, subd. (b)),3 yielding an indeterminate term of 33 years to life. To that, the court added the

2 We draw this summary from our opinion on Davis’s direct appeal.

(People v. Davis (Jan. 6, 2017,…

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