P. v. Wanless
Following the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, a jury convicted defendant Michael Calvin Wanless of possessing methamphetamine for sale. The court found that defendant was on bail at the time of the offense, had 14 prior serious felony convictions, and had served two separate prison terms. He was sentenced to state prison for 27 years to life. On appeal, defendant contends (1) his suppression motion should have been granted, (2) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct, (3) the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to strike the prior convictions for purpose of sentencing, and (4) his 27 year to life sentence is constitutionally cruel and/or unusual punishment. Court reject each claim and shall affirm the judgment.
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