Can a court dismiss a prior strike conviction under the abuse of discretion standard?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Lightner, B261459 (Cal. App. 2015):

We review a trial court's ruling denying a request to dismiss a prior strike conviction under an abuse of discretion standard. (People v. Carmony (2004) 33 Cal.4th

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