Does a defendant's stipulation that he was on bail when alleged crimes were committed constitute a stipulation to a sentencing enhancement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Triplett, 198 Cal.Rptr.3d 678, 244 Cal.App.4th 824 (Cal. App. 2016):
may stipulate to an element of an enhancement. (See People v. Adams (1993) 6 Cal.4th 570, 24 Cal.Rptr.2d 831, 862 P.2d 831 [defendant's stipulation that he was on bail when alleged offenses were committed was stipulation to evidentiary facts that did not trigger BoykinTahl requirements to impose sentencing enhancement].) Finally, section 18 of the Act provides: "This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose."
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