Does a defendant have a right to stipulate to a prior conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Martinez, H045266 (Cal. App. 2019):
A defendant has a right to stipulate to a prior conviction and thereby preclude the jury from learning of the fact of his prior conviction if the prior conviction is not an element of the offense to be proved to the jury. (People v. Bouzas (1991) 53 Cal.3d 467,
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