P. v. Clotfelter CA2/4
Defendant was adjudicated a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). That status burdened defendant with numerous statutory disabilities that he wished to evade by changing his name. His attempt to do so came to the attention of state and federal authorities, and resulted in criminal charges. A jury convicted him of one count of perjury (Pen. Code, § 118 ); two counts of identity theft—technically the unauthorized use of personal identifying information of another person—(§ 530, subd. (a)); two counts of document forgery with intent to defraud (§ 470, subd. (d)); and seven counts of grand theft (§ 487, subd. (a)). The jury also found true allegations that defendant had three prior sex-offense “strike” convictions. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to strike one or more of the previous conviction findings pursuant to People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero), and sentenced him to state prison for an aggregate term of 300 years to life.
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