P. v. Casas
A jury convicted defendant Rudy Casas of two counts of second degree robbery ( 211),[1]one count of carjacking ( 215, subd. (a)), and one count of assault with a deadly weapon upon a police officer ( 245, subd. (c)). In a bench trial, the court found that defendant had suffered two prior robbery convictions within the meaning of section 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) (the Three Strikes law) and section 667, subdivision (a)(1) (five-year enhancement for each qualifying prior conviction). The trial court imposed an aggregate sentence of 105 years to life. Defendants appeal raises three contentions. The first is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction for assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon. The second is that the evidence is insufficient as to one of his Three Strikes prior convictions. The third is that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Court reject all three contentions and therefore affirm the judgment.
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