In what circumstances will a court use the term "armed with a deadly weapon" as a disqualifying factor in determining the disqualification factor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Moreno, H041189 (Cal. App. 2015):
In People v. Bradford (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 1322 (Bradford), the court decided that, in determining the "armed with a deadly weapon" disqualifying factor, the trial court is limited to the record of conviction because the language and framework of
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