People v. Thomas

Opinion

BROUSSARD,J.

Defendant was convicted of rape. Prior to trial, he admitted that he had four times been convicted of burglary, “a serious felony . . . within the meaning of sections 667 and 1192.7 of the Penal Code.” The trial judge accordingly sentenced defendant to twenty-eight years in prison, eight years for the rape and five years for each of the prior serious felonies. The Court of Appeal affirmed. Defendant’s petition for review challenges only the imposition of the serious felony enhancements.

We granted review to consider two issues as to which Court of Appeal decisions have…