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P. v. Salazar
A jury found defendant John Salazar guilty of the second degree robbery[1] of Thuy Tran (Pen. Code, 211).[2] The jury deadlocked on the allegations that defendant personally and intentionally discharged a handgun ( 12022.53, subd. (c)) and personally used a handgun ( 12022.53, subd. (b)). In a bifurcated court trial, four prior felonies were found true under the three strikes law ( 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d) and 667, subds. (b)-(i)) and section 667, subdivision (a)(1) (serious felony priors). Seven prior prison term allegations ( 667.5, subdivision (b)) were also found true. After striking five prior prison term allegations, the trial court sentenced defendant to a term of 47 years to life, calculated as 25 years to life on the robbery conviction pursuant to the three strikes law, plus a total of 20 years for the four serious felony priors and two additional years for the prior prison terms.
Defendant contends the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel by permitting him to represent himself without adequate warnings as required by Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 (Faretta). Defendant further contends the trial courts exclusion of his proffered impeachment of Tran deprived him of his constitutional rights to present a defense and confront and cross-examine the witnesses against him. Defendant also contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it excused juror
number one based on a finding of bias. Court conclude the trial court properly advised defendant of the risks and dangers of self representation, reasonably exercised its broad discretion to exclude irrelevant evidence, and properly discharged juror number one for concealment and bias. Accordingly, Court affirm the judgment.

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