People v. Williams

I. Statement of the Case

A jury convicted defendant Anthony Williams of four counts of second degree armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm. (Pen. Code, §§211, 212.5, subd. (c), 12021.1, subd. (a), 12022, subd. (a).) In addition, the jury found that defendant committed the offenses while on parole for a serious or violent felony, suffered two prior “strike” felony convictions and a prior “serious felony” conviction, and served a prior prison term. (See §§ 667, subd. (a), 667, subds. (b)-(i), 667.5, subd. (b), 1170.12, 1203.085, subd. (a).) The court imposed a total sentence of 32 years as follows: five concurrent 25-year-to-life sentences, one for each offense; consecutive and three concurrent one-year arming enhancements, one for each count of robbery; a consecutive five-year enhancement for the prior “serious felony” conviction; and a consecutive one-year enhancement for the prior prison term. The court also imposed a restitution fine of $5,000 and a criminal justice administration fee of $138 and ordered any money confiscated from him be applied toward his restitution fund fine. The court gave defendant credit for 508 days of actual presentence…