People v. Couch

Opinion

MIHARA, J.

Defendant pled no contest to a single count of forgery (Pen. Code, § 470) and admitted an allegation that he had suffered a prior serious felony conviction within the meaning of Penal Code section 667, subdivisions (b) to (i) pursuant to a plea bargain under which he agreed to accept a 32-month state prison sentence. Although the court imposed the agreed sentence, defendant filed an appeal asserting that the court “committed sentencing error.” He claims that (1) the court erred in sentencing him under Penal Code section 667, subdivisions (b) to (i) because his prior…