P. v. Davalos
Defendant was charged with three counts of kidnapping and one count of robbery, with allegations that he had used a deadly weapon, suffered two prior serious felony convictions that also qualified as strikes, and served one prior prison term. After Davalos's mental competency was questioned and experts were appointed to evaluate him, Davalos (as part of a plea agreement) waived his right to jury as to the issues of competency and guilt, was found competent to stand trial, and then was convicted of three counts of false imprisonment and one count of robbery, with true findings on allegations that he had suffered one prior serious conviction that also qualified as a strike and served one prior prison term. (Pen. Code, SS 236, 211, 667, subd. (a)(1), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d), 667.5, subd. (b).) As agreed, he was sentenced to state prison for a term of 15 years. Davalos appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence that he was competent to stand trial. Our examination of the record shows the finding is supported by substantial evidence, and court therefore affirm the judgment.
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