P. v. Rodriquez CA3
Defendant Luis Alberto Rodriguez appeals following his conviction by jury for possessing methamphetamine in state prison, focusing on the imposition of a prior strike sentence that followed. He raises a single issue on appeal: the voluntary and intelligent nature of his pretrial admissions to two prior strikes. He points to the seriously flawed advisement pursuant to Boykin v. Alabama (1969) 395 U.S. 238 (Boykin) and In re Tahl (1969) 1 Cal.3d 122 (Tahl) (Boykin/Tahl advisement) that accompanied his admissions. Because the errors in advisement, although serious, did not render defendant’s admissions involuntary or unknowing, we affirm the judgment.
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