People v. Moses

*758A jury convicted Antonio Moses, III, of human trafficking of a minor (count 1, Pen. Code, § 236.1, subd. (c)(1) [hereafter, *759§ 236.1(c) ];1 attempted pimping of a minor (count 2; §§ 664, subd. (a); 266h, subd. (b)(1)), and pandering (count 3, § 266i, subd. (a)). In bifurcated proceedings, the trial court found Moses previously suffered a strike conviction (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(e); 1170.12, subds. (b), (c)(1)), but dismissed four prior prison term allegations (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) for lack of evidence. The court then imposed the high term of 12 years on count 1, doubled to 24 years based on the…