People v. Grim CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
Aaron, J.
I.
INTRODUCTION
A jury found Joseph Sentelle Grim guilty of attempted robbery (Pen. Code,
§§ 664, 211),1 burglary (§ 459), and assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)).
The jury also found that Grim personally used a deadly weapon, a knife, during the
commission of the attempted robbery (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). After the jury rendered its
verdicts, Grim admitted having suffered a prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd.
(a)) and 10 prior strike convictions (§§ 667, subds. (c), (e)(2)(A), 1170.12, subd.
(c)(2)(A)). The trial court sentenced Grim to an aggregate term of 30 years to life in
prison.
On appeal, Grim claims that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his
request for a continuance of the trial, permitting four witnesses to testify concerning his
commission of four prior robberies, and refusing to dismiss any of his prior strikes at
sentencing. We affirm the judgment.
All subsequent statutory references are to the Penal Code, unless otherwise specified.
II.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. The People's evidence
1. The events of September 11, 2009