Reynolds

—Appellant challenges the validity of his out-of-state prior convictions which were used to enhance his sentence.

Facts

Appellant was charged with 15 offenses arising out of a series of armed robberies and assaults. The most serious charge was aggravated assault by an habitual offender (Pen. Code, § 667.7). Appellant pled guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. After the charge of attempted murder was dismissed on motion of the district attorney, a jury found appellant guilty of the remaining 12 counts. Thereafter, a court trial was held on the allegation that appellant had suffered five prior serious felony convictions:

The trial court found these alleged prior convictions to be true. Based on his present conviction for aggravated assault and his three prior prison terms for violent felonies, appellant was adjudged an habitual offender and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The court also imposed a consecutive eight-year sentence on four other counts. Concurrent sentences were imposed on the remaining counts but stayed pursuant to section 654. The court also imposed three consecutive five-year enhancements for…