P. v. Cole
A jury found appellant Walter Lee Cole guilty of assault with a deadly weapon or by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury by a life prisoner (count 1 - Pen. Code,[1] 4500); felony assault (count 2 - 245, subd. (a)(1)); and possession of a deadly weapon while confined in a penal institution (count 3 - 4502, subd. (a)). A prior serious felony conviction under section 667, subdivision (a) was found true, as well as a strike under section 667, subdivisions (d)-(e). Appellant was sentenced to nine years to life doubled to 18 to life as a second striker on count 1; three years doubled to six on count 2, then stayed pursuant to section 654; and three years doubled to six consecutive on count 3. An additional five years was imposed for appellants prior serious felony.
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