Wilson

Appellant John Dixon Wilson was convicted of first degree robbery and being an ex-felon in possession of a concealable firearm. (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 212.5, subd. (a), 12021.) 1 His sentence included two five-year sentence enhancements for two Texas prior convictions. (See § 667, subd. (a).) On appeal, he contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence of robbery of an inhabited dwelling house; and (2) his Texas prior convictions cannot form the basis of the section 667 sentence enhancements. We affirm the judgment.

I. Facts

In April 1987, appellant John Dixon Wilson checked into a Post Street hotel in San Francisco for a few days. On his last night, he came to the lobby’s front desk to check out, pulled a gun, and demanded money from the desk clerk. Wilson took the money and tied up the clerk, putting him in an office directly behind the front desk. He left the hotel but was soon apprehended by police. The jury convicted Wilson of first degree robbery and being an ex-felon with a firearm. He was sentenced to eighteen years in state prison, including two five-year enhancements for his two Texas prior felony convictions. (See § 667.)

II. Robbery

First, Wilson contends…