P. v. Young
A jury found defendant Jesse Moe Young murdered Donald Desaix with a knife while lying in wait. The court found he had five prior strikes and sentenced him to prison for life without the possibility of parole plus one year. On appeal, defendant raises the following four contentions: (1) the court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of an elevator incident that took place prior to the murder; (2) the court abused its discretion in admitting a statement he made prior to the murder in which he said he had been to prison; (3) there was insufficient evidence his 1995 conviction was a strike; and (4) there was insufficient evidence his 1966 conviction was a strike. We agree with only the last contention and modify the judgment accordingly.
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