P. v. Williams
Defendant entered a negotiated guilty plea to possessing a controlled substance for sale (Health & Saf. Code, 11351.5, subd. (a)) and admitted a prior strike (Pen. Code, 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, 668) and a prior conviction of possessing a controlled substance for sale (Health & Saf. Code, 11370.2, subd. (a)).
The court denied motions to strike the prior strike and the prior conviction for possession of a controlled substance for sale and sentenced Williams to prison for nine years: double the three-year lower term for possessing a controlled substance for sale enhanced three years for the prior conviction of possessing a controlled substance for sale. The court recalled the sentence ( 1170, subd. (d)), struck the enhancement for prior conviction for possession of a controlled substance for sale ( 1385), and sentenced Williams to prison for six years: double the three year lower term for possessing a controlled substance for sale with a prior strike. Williams contends the trial court erred in refusing to strike the prior strike. The judgment is affirmed.
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