P. v. Butler CA1/3
Defendant Jahmari Selvam Butler was accused of carjacking and leading the police on a high-speed chase when he was seen hours later driving the stolen car. A jury convicted him of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)), second degree robbery (§ 211), driving recklessly while evading the police (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a), driving in the opposite direction of traffic while evading the police (Veh. Code, § 2800.4), and unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle (§ 10851, subd. (a)). The jury also found a principal was armed during commission of the carjacking and robbery. (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1).) The court found defendant has a prior serious felony conviction for robbery (§§ 667, subd. (a), 1170.12) and served two separate prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The court sentenced defendant to an aggregate prison term of 27 years.
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