People v. Meals

Opinion

HASTINGS, J.

Dwight Raymond Meals was charged with one count of robbery in violation of section 211 of the Penal Code. In an amendment to the information it was alleged that the defendant had suffered six prior felony convictions. Upon the People’s motion the sixth prior was stricken. The defendant pleaded not guilty and denied the prior convictions. A jury trial was waived and the court found defendant guilty as charged. Following the substitution of private counsel for the public defender, defendant’s motion for a new trial was heard and denied. The robbery was determined to be of the…