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P. v. Turner CA3
Defendant Thomas James Turner was charged with a series of domestic violence acts against the same victim. A jury found him guilty of a single violation of Penal Code section 273.5, subdivision (a), and further found that defendant caused great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022,7, subd. (e)). The trial court found three prior strike convictions and section 667, subdivision (a) allegations true, and sentenced defendant to a term of 39 years to life.
In multiple briefs, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his Faretta motion to represent himself; (2) the trial court prejudicially abused its discretion by stationing a sheriff’s deputy behind him while he testified at trial; (3) the conviction offense did not qualify him for three strikes and section 667, subdivision (a), sentencing; (4) he should not have been sentenced to two section 667, subdivision (a), enhancements; (5) his prior conviction for a violation of section 417.8, e

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