P. v. Burns CA2/2
As charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, a jury convicted defendant and appellant John Burns with human trafficking of a minor, Carmen L. (Carmen), for a commercial sex act (Pen. Code, § 236.1, subd. (c)(1); count 1), pimping of Haylie R. (Haylie) and Jonequa I. (Jonequa) (§ 266h, subd. (a); counts 3 & 5), possession of a firearm by a felon
(§ 29800, subd. (a)(1); count 7), human trafficking to commit pimping of Kamyn R. (Kamyn) (§ 236.1, subd. (b); count 8), and dissuading Haylie and Carmen from testifying (§ 136.1, subd. (a)(1); counts 10 & 11). In a bifurcated proceeding, defendant admitted that he had five prior serious felony/strike convictions (§§ 667, subds. (a)(1) & (d), 1170.12, subd. (b)), and that he had served three prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)).
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