California Court of Appeal

A trial court has discretion to dismiss strike allegations on convictions, and the sentence for those convictions is not controlled by Three Strikes mandatory sentencing provisions. The trial court has authority to impose concurrent sentences for those convictions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/03/2003
• Published 02/03/2003

Judges

• McDONALD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael B. McPartland, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Petaluma, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anthony DaSilva and Arlene Aquintey Sevidal, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.