What is the test for determining whether a prior conviction qualifies as a serious felony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Frazier, F063437 (Cal. App. 2013):
In determining whether a prior conviction qualifies as a serious felony "the trier of fact may look to the entire record of conviction" to determine the substance of the prior conviction "'but no further' [citation] ...." (People v. Reed (1996) 13 Cal.4th 217, 226.) The record of conviction includes the accusatory pleadings and the guilty plea forms. (People v. Guerrero (1988) 44 Cal.3d 343, 345, 356.)
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