People v. Jackson

Opinion

KING, J.

In this multi-issue appeal we hold, among other things, that (1) trial counsel was incompetent in failing to move for exclusion of prior felony convictions for impeachment purposes, requiring a limited remand on the issue of prejudice from the incompetence; (2) counsel was arguably incompetent in failing to take steps to facilitate impeachment of a defense witness, but any error was harmless; and (3) the trial court failed to exercise its discretion to impose or strike two 5-year enhancements for prior serious felony convictions.

Bennie Lewis Jackson appeals from a judgment of…