P. v. Hines
After suffering eight prior convictions of violent or serious felonies, defendant and appellant Christopher Hines (defendant) was convicted of robbery and burglary. On appeal from the judgment of conviction, defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it imposed the maximum sentence in alleged retaliation for defendants exercise of his constitutional right to a jury trial. Defendant also contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion under Penal Code section 1385 to strike his prior felony convictions. Court hold that the record does not support defendants claim that he was sentenced in retaliation for exercising his right to a jury trial and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied his motion to strike his prior felony convictions. Court therefore affirm the judgment.
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