P. v. Bealer
A jury convicted defendant of one count of robbery (Pen. Code, S 211), and the trial court found that defendant had suffered a prior serious felony conviction and two prior strikes (S 667, subds. (a)(1), (b) - (i)). The court sentenced defendant to 30 years to life in prison and added an additional five year term for defendant's violation of his probation conditions in an earlier case.
Defendant appeals. Defendant contends that his conviction must be reversed because the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence that was allegedly seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Defendant also contends that his sentence is erroneous because the trial court abused its discretion in declining to exercise its authority under People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497, 530-531 (Romero) to strike one of his prior strikes and impose a more lenient sentence.
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