If the record is silent and the appellant has failed to sustain his burden of proving error, what is the test for striking a prior felony conviction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Clerk, F059218, Super. Ct. No. MCR025582 (Cal. App. 2011):
lacked discretion to strike a prior felony conviction].) If the record is silent, the appellant has failed to sustain his or her burden of proving error and we affirm. (People v. Davis, supra, at p. 172.)
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