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P. v. Ward CA2/7

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 24, 2013B239031California3,848 words

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INTRODUCTION

Defendant Johnny Ward appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury trial and a subsequent plea agreement. The People charged Ward by information with six counts: the February 28, 2011 first degree burglary of a residence belonging to Polly Morgan (Pen. Code, § 459; count 1); the February 28, 2011 first degree burglary of a residence belonging to Charlotte Lusk (ibid.; count 2); the February 26, 2011 first degree burglary of a residence belonging to Masa Shopp (ibid.; count 3); the February 26, 2011 first degree burglary of a residence belonging to Lindsay Larson (ibid.; count 4); the February 21, 2011 attempted first degree burglary of a residence belonging to Cassandra Helton (id., §§ 459, 664; count 5); and the February 21, 2011 first degree burglary of a residence belonging to Meghan Murphy (id., § 459; count 6). The information alleged that Ward had four prior felony convictions, which made him ineligible for probation (id., § 1203, subd. (e)(4)), and that one of those convictions was a serious felony, which constituted a strike under the “Three Strikes” law (id., §§ 667, subds. (a)(1), (b)-(i), 1170.12). The jury convicted Ward on counts 3 and 4…

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