Legal Opinion

People v. Acosta

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided November 13, 2018No. 2d Crim. No. B263849PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYegan, J.

*21Prior 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 present case. The trial court "dismissed" six prior prison term enhancements in the present case because it had already imposed them in one of the other two cases. Such enhancements can be imposed only once on the aggregate…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. People v. EwoldtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  3. People v. BuycksCalifornia Supreme Court · 2018
  4. People v. CoronadoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  5. People v. TassellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. Aguirre CA2/6California Court of Appeal · 2020
  2. People v. Millare CA2/7California Court of Appeal · 2021
  3. People v. Montiel CA2/6California Court of Appeal · 2021
  4. People v. Rosas CA4/1California Court of Appeal · 2021
  5. People v. Uriostegui CA5California Court of Appeal · 2021

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