What is the test for establishing that a prior conviction was a serious or violent felony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Schaar, F070279 (Cal. App. 2016):
To ascertain the nature of a prior conviction, the trial court "may look to the entire record of the conviction, 'but no further.'" (People v. Trujillo (2006) 40 Cal.4th 165, 180.) Evidence other than the "record of conviction" may not be used to prove a prior conviction was a serious or violent felony. (People v. Scott (2000) 85 Cal.App.4th 905, 913.)
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