On the other hand, motions to strike do not vacate the underlying conviction: "The striking of an allegation of a prior conviction from the complaint in a pending criminal proceeding is not the equivalent of a determination [36 Cal.3d 921] that the defendant did not, in fact, suffer the conviction [citation].... [T]he defendant must continue to fulfill the conditions of the sentence imposed upon him as a result of the prior conviction unless he successfully moves to vacate or set aside the judgment in the original action ...." (Gonzalez v. Municipal Court

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