People v. Garrett

Opinion

PREMO, Acting P. J.

Defendant William Joseph Garrett pled guilty to a residential burglary, a second degree burglary, and a vehicle theft all occurring in 1998, and the trial court found true five “Three Strikes” priors. The court sentenced defendant to 25 years to life in state prison on May 12, 2000, after the March 7, 2000 passage of Proposition 21 amended the definition of serious felony burglary, Penal Code section 1192.7, subdivision (c)(18)1 (hereafter section 1192.7(c)(18)). On appeal, defendant asserts that his prior second degree residential burglaries were not strike priors…