P. v. Witt CA3
A jury convicted defendant Jonnyrae Mountain Witt of second degree murder and intentional infliction of traumatic injury upon a cohabitant. The trial court sentenced him to 15 years to life for the murder, plus a consecutive 25 years to life for a firearm enhancement. The trial court imposed but stayed sentence on the other conviction and other firearm enhancements pursuant to Penal Code section 654.
Defendant now contends the trial court abused its discretion in admitting numerous prior uncharged acts pursuant to Evidence Code sections 1101 and 1109. Moreover, in supplemental briefing, the parties have addressed whether the recent enactment of Senate Bill No. 620 (Senate Bill 620) requires us to remand this matter to allow the trial court to consider exercising its discretion to dismiss the firearm enhancements.
Finding no abuse of discretion, we will affirm the judgment of conviction. However, we will remand the matter for the limited purpose of allowing the trial court to c
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