P. v. Saucedo
In March 2000, defendant Paul Tomayo Saucedo was charged with mayhem and assault with a deadly weapon; and it was further alleged that he personally used a deadly weapon and inflicted great bodily injury, previously had suffered three strike convictions and two prior serious felony convictions, and served one prison term. (Pen. Code, SS 203, 245, subd. (a)(1), 667, subds. (a) and (b) (i), 667.5, subd. (b), 12022.7, subd. (a), 12022, subd. (b)(1).) Defendant was declared incompetent to stand trial in 2000 and again in 2001. In 2003, after a contested hearing, defendant was deemed competent. Defendant then waived a jury trial, and the court convicted him as charged and found and enhancement allegations true. The court imposed a term of 25 years to life plus an addition and consecutive term of 14 years.
On appeal from the judgment, defendant claims the procedure used to determine whether his competency had been restored denied him a fair trial. He also claims the admission of unreliable hearsay in documentary evidence of his prior convictions violated his constitutional rights to due process and confrontation.
Court affirm the judgment.
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