Edwards

Defendant and appellant Steven L. Edwards appeals the judgment entered following his conviction by jury of first degree burglary and two counts of grand theft. (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 460, subd. (a), 487, subd. 1.) Edwards admitted he had suffered a prior serious felony conviction within the meaning of Penal Code section 667, subdivision (a). The trial court sentenced Edwards to a term of nine years in state prison.

Summary Statement

Edwards burglarized the apartment of his former lover, Neil G. (Neil), and Neil’s roommate, Michael H. (Michael), while they were away for the weekend.

The matter was tried commencing October 7,1991, in a courtroom usually occupied by a division of the Los Angeles Municipal Court and was presided over by a judge of the municipal court who had been assigned to sit as a judge of the superior court. Edwards contends the conviction must be reversed because, absent his consent to the location of the trial, the municipal court lacked jurisdiction to try the matter. (Gov. Code, § 69753; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 245.5(b).) However, because the trial was conducted at a location designated by ordinance as appropriate for sessions of the superior court,…