P. v. Vanzandt
In December 2010, Dwight L. Vanzandt pleaded guilty to four counts of residential burglary (counts 1-4), two counts each of robbery (counts 5-6) and kidnapping for robbery (counts 7-8), and one count of kidnapping a victim under fourteen years of age (count 9). Vanzandt admitted allegations that he: (1) committed counts 5 through 9 while released on bail; (2) used a deadly weapon (a screwdriver) while committing the robbery in counts 5 and 6; (3) had a prior serious felony conviction; and (4) had a strike prior conviction in 1984.
The court denied Vanzandt's motion to dismiss the strike pursuant to People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 (Romero) and sentenced him to life with the possibility of parole plus 28 years. Vanzandt contends the court abused its discretion by denying his Romero motion to dismiss the strike. He also asserted that the trial court erroneously imposed multiple separate prior offense enhancements notwithstanding that only one was charged and admitted. He withdrew this argument in his reply brief in light of this court's decision in People v. Misa (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 837. Based on this concession, we do not address this argument. We affirm the judgment.
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