People v. Brown CA2/2

FACTS

Because appellant entered a guilty plea here and the underlying facts are not at issue, we only briefly offer this summary: On April 7, 2011, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Longoria was working at the Los Angeles County jail, where appellant was an inmate. Deputy Longoria found a comb with a razor blade attached to its bristles in appellant’s cell. Appellant admitted that the comb and razor were his and said that he used it to cut his hair. According to Deputy Longoria, combs with razors attached to the bristles were commonly used as slashing devices by inmates.

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

DISCUSSION

I. The Trial Court Was Not Required to Conduct an Evidentiary Hearing on the

Validity of Appellant’s Admission in the Prior Juvenile Case Appellant contends that the trial court erred by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the constitutional validity of his admission in the prior juvenile case. Specifically, he claims that the prior juvenile adjudication cannot be used as a strike to enhance his current sentence because the record in the juvenile case is silent as to whether he was advised of…