P. v. Flores CA3
A jury found defendant Phillip Romay Flores guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition, misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and misdemeanor possession of a smoking device. In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found defendant suffered a prior prison term. The court sentenced defendant to four years in state prison.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred when it (1) admitted the testimony of a police detective stating that people who possess controlled substances are also known to carry weapons, (2) ordered defendant to register as a narcotics offender, and (3) imposed but stayed, pursuant to Penal Code section 654, a concurrent three-year term on the possession of ammunition conviction. The People concede the latter two claims.
Finding defendant’s first claim lacks merit, we will reject it. We will accept the People’s concession as to defendant’s second and third claims, modify the judgment accordingly, and af
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