Is a prior conviction subject to review under the deferential abuse standard?

"[A] court's failure to dismiss or strike a prior conviction allegation is subject to review under the deferential abuse of discretion standard." (People v. Carmony (2004) 33 Cal.4th 367, 374.) Under this standard, the defendant bears the burden of establishing an abuse of discretion. In the absence of such a showing, the trial court is presumed to have acted correctly. The appellate court may not substitute its judgment for that of the trial court when determining whether the trial court's decision to strike the prior was

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