People v. Sherren

*755Opinion

FEINBERG, J.

Appellant was convicted of a violation of Penal Code section 12021 (felon in possession of a firearm).1 He was sentenced to state prison. Thereafter, this appeal followed presenting several issues.

A. May the Prosecution Be Required to Accept Defendant’s Stipulation That He Had Been Convicted of a Felony and the Fact of That Conviction Be Kept From the Jury When the Prior Felony Conviction Is an Element of the Crime Charged?

Appellant was charged with a violation of section 12021. An element of that offense is that appellant had been convicted of a felony. At the outset of…