P. v. Cook CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Roger Dale Cook was charged by information with residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459, count 1) and the unlawful taking or driving of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a), count 2). The information also alleged that he served three prior prison sentences (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)), he had one prior serious felony conviction (Pen. Code, § 667, subd. (a)), and he had one prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d)). A jury found defendant guilty of both counts, and he admitted all the prior conviction allegations. Defendant filed a Romero motion to dismiss his prior strike conviction, which the court denied. The court sentenced him to the midterm of four years on count 1, doubled pursuant to the strike, one year four months on count 2, plus one year on each of the two prison priors and five years on the prior serious felony conviction, for a total of 16 years four months in state prison.
On appeal, de
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