P. v. Badu CA4/1
A jury convicted Mearl Kofi Badu of pimping (Pen. Code, § 266h, subd. (a)) and pandering by encouraging (§ 266i, subd. (a)(2)). The trial court also found true a prior conviction that qualified as a strike under sections 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) and 1170.12. The court granted Badu's request to strike his prior strike, then sentenced him to four years in prison for pimping and stayed the sentence imposed on the pandering charge under section 654. Badu appealed the judgment, and appointed appellate counsel filed a brief setting forth the evidence in the trial court, presenting no argument for reversal and asking this court to review the record for error as mandated by People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.
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