People v. Ekelund CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 1/7/15 P. v. Ekelund CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Butte)
THE PEOPLE, C075694
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CM037154)
v.
PAGET GARY EKELUND,
Defendant and Appellant.
Sentenced to 10 years in state prison pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant Paget Gary Ekelund contends the trial court wrongly denied his request to strike a prior strike. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A first amended information charged defendant with six felony counts of possession for sale of controlled substances under Health and Safety Code section 11351 (count 1, 14.25 grams or more of heroin; count 2, OxyContin; counts 3 & 4, morphine; count 5, hydromorphone; count 6, hydrocodone), one…