California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vasquez, B253019 (Cal. App. 2015):
The trial court denied defendant's motion to strike a prior conviction under People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero). The court sentenced defendant to a total of 40 years to life consisting of 25 years to life in count 1; a consecutive 10 years for the gun-use allegation pursuant to section 12022.53, subdivision (b); and a consecutive five years for the prior serious felony conviction under section 667, subdivision (a)(1).
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