P. v. Strong
In a March 25, 2016 felony complaint, the People charged Damian Terrell Strong with one count of attempted carjacking (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 215, subd. (a)), and further alleged he personally used a deadly weapon (a knife in the commission of the offense (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)(1)) and suffered a prison prior (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). The complaint also charged appellant with one count of grand theft of an automobile (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. (d)(1)), one count of unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), one count of misdemeanor hit and run (Veh. Code, § 20002, subd. (a)), and one count of driving with a revoked or suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a)).
Pursuant to a waiver of his trial rights and advisements as to the consequences of his plea, appellant pleaded no contest to the attempted carjacking count and admitted both the knife use allegation and the prison prior. The parties stipulated to a factual basi
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