California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Evans, G052519 (Cal. App. 2017):
Before sentencing, defendant filed a motion to dismiss the strikes pursuant to section 1385, subdivision (a), and People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero). The court denied the motion and sentenced defendant to four years in state prison.
On appeal defendant contends the court abused its discretion in denying his Romero motion. We disagree and affirm.
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