People v. Jackson

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 1602 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 1603 OPINION Defendant Paris Lamont Jackson was convicted after a bench trial of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211 ). 1 The trial court also found five prior serious felony conviction allegations to be true within the meaning of section 667, subdivision (a)(1), and sentenced him to 30 years to life in state prison (25 years to life for the robbery (as a "three-strike" offender) plus one consecutive five-year enhancement for one prior serious felony conviction). The court imposed and then stayed execution on the four remaining five-year enhancements. Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that because his five prior serious felony convictions were not "brought and tried separately" within the meaning of section 667, subdivision (a)(1), the trial court improperly found four of the five prior serious felony conviction allegations to be true. We disagree and affirm the judgment. FACTUAL AND…