P. v. Calimon
Defendant Michael Jermaine Calimon appeals from a judgment of conviction after a jury trial. The jury found defendant guilty of a violation of Penal Code section 12021, subdivision (a)(1),(possession of a firearm by a felon). The jury also found the allegations of four prior felony convictions to be true ( 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12).
Although four prior strike convictions were alleged, the district attorney proceeded with the case as though it were a second strike case. The trial court therefore struck three of the four prior convictions found to be true and sentenced defendant to the midterm of two years, which was doubled as a second strike. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court abused its discretion in not granting a continuance, not conducting a Marsden hearing and denying defendants request for self-representation. Court disagree and affirm the conviction.
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