P. v. Butler
Jimmy Lee Butler appeals from the judgment entered after a jury convicted him of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, § 12021, subd. (a)(1))[1] and stalking (§ 646.9, subd. (a).) Appellant admitted suffering two prior strike convictions (§§ 667, subds. (d) - (i); 1170.12, subds. (a) - (d)) and four prior prison term enhancements (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The trial court struck three of the prior prison term enhancements and found that one of the prior strikes did not apply because the prosecution "did not proceed in this matter as a third strike case." The trial court denied probation and sentenced appellant as a second strike defendant to seven years state prison.
Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in denying a Pitchess motion for discovery of the arresting officers' confidential personnel files. (Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531.) We affirm.
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