P. v. Castro
Defendant Ernesto Castro appeals from the judgment entered following his convictions for transportation of heroin, possession of heroin with the intent to sell, and possession of methamphetamine. As an initial matter, the trial court having granted Castro's motion for pretrial discovery of police personnel records under Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess) but having concluded that no discovery materials existed, Castro requests that we conduct an independent review to determine whether any records should have been disclosed. We have done so and find no materials were erroneously withheld.
Castro raises several other claims of error. First, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for self-representation. We find that the motion, brought the day trial was set to begin, was untimely, and that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying it. Second, Castro asserts that the court abused its discretion in denying his motion to strike one of his prior strike offenses, a 1998 conviction for assault with a deadly weapon, for purposes of sentencing under the â€
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