P. v. Woods
Defendant Timothy Richard Woods appeals from a judgment of conviction of first degree burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 459-460, subd. (a)).[1] Following a jury trial, defendant admitted each of the information’s allegations concerning his prior convictions—specifically, that he had suffered two prior serious felony convictions (§ 667, subd. (a)) and two prior strike convictions within the meaning of the Three Strikes law (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i); 1170.12) and that he had served three prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). After granting defendant’s Romero motion (see People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497, 504) as to one of the two strike convictions, the trial court sentenced defendant to a 23-year term.
On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court violated Evidence Code sections 1101 and 352 and his federal due process rights by admitting evidence of a 2010 burglary to prove his intent to commit theft with respect to the charged first degree b
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