People v. Campos CA2/2

BACKGROUND

Defendant was charged in count 1 of an amended information with the sale or transportation of methamphetamine, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11379, subdivision (a), and in count 2 with the possession for sale of methamphetamine, in violation of Health and Safety code section 11378. In addition, the amended information alleged that defendant had suffered two prior serious or violent felonies as defined in the “Three Strikes” law (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subd. (b)-(j), 1170.12), as well as seven prior convictions resulting in prison terms within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, and two prior convictions which made him subject to Health and Safety Code section 11370.2, subdivision (c). In a bifurcated trial, the jury found defendant guilty of both counts as charged, and the trial court found true all the allegations of prior convictions. On October 1, 2014, the court denied defendant’s motion to strike prior convictions and sentenced him to a total of 18 years in prison. The sentence as to count 1 was comprised of the high term of four years, doubled under the Three Strikes law, and enhanced by six years due to prior narcotics convictions, as well as…