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INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted Leonard Earl Scroggins, Jr., of a committing a forcible lewd act

on a child (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (b)(1);1 count 1), attempted kidnapping for purposes

of committing a lewd act on a child (§§ 209, subd. (b)(1), 664; count 2), assault with a

knife (§§ 245, subd. (a)(1), 1192.7, subd. (c)(23); count 3), robbery (§ 211; count 4),

kidnapping for robbery (§ 209, subd. (b)(1); count 5) and two counts of attempted

robbery (§§ 211, 664; counts 6 and 7). As to counts 1, 2, 5 and 6, the jury found true

allegations Scroggins used a knife in the commission of the crimes (§ 12022, subd.

(b)(1)). As to counts 5 and 6, the jury also found true allegations Scroggins inflicted

great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). Scroggins additionally admitted having two

prior strike convictions (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12), two prior serious felony

convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), two prior prison commitment convictions (§ 667.5,

subd. (b)), and a prior sex crime conviction (§§ 667.61, subds. (a), (c) & (d), 667.71,

subd. (a). The trial court sentenced Scroggins to an indeterminate sentence of 150 years

to life plus a determinate sentence of 45…