People v. Woodell

Opinion

CHIN, J.

In determining whether an out-of-state conviction qualifies as a prior serious felony conviction under California law, the trier of fact may *451look to the entire record of the conviction but no further. (People v. Myers (1993) 5 Cal.4th 1193, 1195 [22 Cal.Rptr.2d 911, 858 P.2d 301]; People v. Guerrero (1988) 44 Cal.3d 343, 355 [243 Cal.Rptr. 688, 748 P.2d 1150].) The question here is whether the appellate opinion disposing of the appeal in the case is part of the record of the conviction for this purpose. Specifically, we must decide whether the jury was entitled to consider the…