People v. Acosta
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtYegan, J.
*1074 In this appeal we reaffirm the principle that prior prison term enhancements do not attach to a particular count or case. Instead, they attach to the aggregate sentence irrespective of whether that sentence is pronounced for multiple convictions in the same case or in multiple cases. Here, the trial court pronounced an aggregate sentence for multiple felony convictions in three separately brought cases, including the instant case. The trial court "dismissed" six prior prison term enhancements in the instant case because it had already imposed them in another case. Such enhancements can be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. EwoldtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Iselin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- People v. CoronadoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
- People v. TassellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. PratherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
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