Bernal
People v. Bernal
Opinion
Opinion
Todd, J.
dential burglary and petty theft with a prior conviction (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 666).
At approximately 11 a.m. on December 29, 1991, Bernal entered his mother’s home in Spring Valley, went into a bedroom and stole a car stereo. His sister and mother caught him committing the crime. Bernal left on a bicycle. After the jury returned guilty verdicts of burglary and petty theft, in a bifurcated hearing it found Bernal had served three prior prison terms and had been convicted of a prior serious felony. (Pen. Code, §§ 667.5, subd. (b); 667, subd. (a).) Bernal contends the prior serious felony conviction is void because he was not advised a possible consequence of his guilty plea was future use to enhance punishment and the court erred in entering judgment for both burglary and petty theft.
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When entering a guilty plea, the defendant must be advised of the direct consequences of the conviction. (Bunnell v. Superior Court (1975) 13 Cal.3d 592, 604 [ 119 Cal.Rptr. 302 , 531 P.2d 1086 ].) However, possible future use of a current conviction is not a direct consequence of the conviction. (People v. Crosby (1992) 3 Cal.App.4th 1352, 1356 [ 5 Cal.Rptr.2d 159 ]; see also People v.…