People v. Brown CA2/2

BACKGROUND

In 2014, a jury convicted defendant of first degree burglary (count 10; Pen. Code, § 4591), misdemeanor receiving stolen property (count 11; § 496, subd. (a)), three counts of forgery (counts 12, 13, & 14; § 476), grand theft (count 24; § 487, subd. (a)), unlawful possession of ammunition (count 26; § 30305, subd. (a)(1)), and unlawful taking of a vehicle with a prior conviction (count 27; § 666.5). Defendant admitted two prior serious felony convictions, a violation of section 422 and a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11360, subdivision (a), as alleged under the “Three Strikes” law (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)-(j), 1170.12), and section 667, subdivision (a)(1), the five-year recidivist enhancement. Defendant also admitted that he had

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2 served a prior prison term within the meaning of section 667.5, subdivision (b). The trial court sentenced defendant to 36 years to life plus six years in prison as follows: the middle term of three years doubled to six years on count 27; 25 years to life on count 10, plus 10 years for the two convictions alleged pursuant to section…