P. v. Morales CA5
Appellant was convicted following a jury trial on one count of child abuse (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (a)) , and one count of corporal injury to a child (§ 273d, subd. (a)), both involving infliction of great bodily injury upon a child under the age of five (§ 12022.7, subd. (d)). Appellant admitted that he suffered a prior strike and prior serious felony conviction for robbery (§§ 211, 667, subds. (a)(1), (b)–(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)–(d)), and two prior prison terms for drug possession and felon in possession of ammunition (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The trial court sentenced appellant on count one to the upper term of six years, doubled pursuant to the “Three Strikes” law, plus four years for the great bodily injury enhancement, and five years for the prior serious felony. The sentence on count 2 was stayed pursuant to section 654 and, in the interests of justice, the court struck the two prior prison term enhancements. Appellant was sentenced to an aggregate term of 21 ye
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