What is the effect of prior criminal history on a defendant's knowledge of his constitutional rights?

In People v. Mosby, supra, 33 Cal.4th 353 the court further held that previous experience with the criminal justice system indicates greater sophistication regarding legal rights. (Id. at p. 365.) The record here shows that defendant had at least four felony convictions, each of which necessarily involved either a trial or a plea during which defendant received further practical education about his constitutional rights. (See id. at p. 365.) This fact, coupled with the limited advisement the court gave defendant about

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