Milosavljevic

People v. Milosavljevic

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1997 Cal. App. LEXIS 593·56 Cal. App. 4th 811·65 Cal. Rptr. 2d 562·97 Daily Journal DAR 9397·97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5895
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 23, 1997E016327California689 words

Opinion

Opinion

Ramirez, J.

A jury convicted Peter Milosavljevic of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), during which he inflicted serious bodily injury (§ 12022.7). In bifurcated proceedings, Milosavljevic admitted suffering two prior convictions, and serving a prison term for the latter. (§§ 667, subd. (a), 667.5, subd. (b).) He was sentenced to prison for 13 years and appeals, contending the term for 1 of the prior conviction enhancements should be stricken because the evidence does not support it and his admission to it is insufficient to supplement the deficiency in the evidence. We reject his first contention, which renders it unnecessary to address his second, and affirm. The facts surrounding Milosavljevic’s crime are irrelevant to this appeal.

Facts Pertaining to the Prior Conviction

After Milosavljevic had been convicted by the jury of the charged assault, he waived jury trial on the allegations that he had been convicted in 1983 of “assault with a deadly weapon with infliction of great bodily injury . . .” and another offense in 1989, for which he served a prison term. The following colloquy occurred concerning the 1983…

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