People v. Russell

Opinion

McADAMS, J.

Defendant Philip Russell was convicted by jury of one count of receiving a stolen motor vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d), 1 a felony. The jury also acquitted defendant of one count of possessing drug paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364), a misdemeanor. In a bifurcated proceeding before the court, defendant admitted allegations that he had one prior felony conviction that qualified as a strike under the three strikes law (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12).

The court denied defendant’s motion for new trial and his request to reduce the receiving stolen property count to a…