P. v. Phommasouk
Defendant Sammy Mai Phommasouk appeals from a judgment entered after he pled no contest to one count of transporting methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, 11379, subd. (a)), admitted he had a prior strike conviction (Pen. Code,[1] 667, subds. (c)-(j), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(e)), and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his request to represent himself (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 (Faretta)); (2) the trial courts use of a prior juvenile court adjudication as a strike violated his constitutional rights to due process and jury trial; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to dismiss the prior strike conviction (People v. Superior Court (Romero)(1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero)). We affirm.
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