People v. Buller

Opinion

KAUS, P. J.

In January 1978, defendant was charged with a violation of section 23102, subdivision (a) of the Vehicle Code—driving under the influence of alcohol. The complaint charged four prior convictions of the same offense. Defendant pleaded guilty, admitted one of the charged priors and filed motions to strike the other three. The motions were denied. Under the compulsion of these rulings defendant then admitted all the priors. The appeal challenges only the validity of the court’s ruling with relation to the three contested priors.

Discussion

The first two of the challenged prior…