P. v. Powell CA4/1
Flaherty III, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
William W. Powell was convicted by a jury of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of Penal Code section 29800, subdivision (a)(1). (All further statutory references are to this code unless noted.) The jury also found him guilty of possession of ammunition by a felon. (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1).) He was further convicted of three felony counts of possessing drugs for sale (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11351 [cocaine], 11378 [methamphetamine (meth)], 11359 [marijuana]), as well as a misdemeanor count of possession of concentrated cannabis (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (a)). Powell admitted he had suffered a serious/violent felony prior, within the meaning of sections 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d), and 667, subdivisions (b) through (i). He was sentenced to a prison term of 13 years four months.
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