PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ

No. S062266.

91 Cal.Rptr.2d 687 (2000)

22 Cal.4th 106

990 P.2d 563

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Larry Salvador MARTINEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Goodwin, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren and Bill Lockyer, Attorneys General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Carol Wendelin Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, Sanjay T. Kumar, Jaime L. Fuster, John R. Gorey and Victoria Bedrossian, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


CHIN, J.

In this case, we consider whether uncertified computer printouts reporting criminal history information are admissible as evidence that a defendant alleged to be a habitual offender (Pen.Code, § 667.7)1 served prison terms for prior felony convictions. The Court of Appeal held that the trial court did not err in admitting the printouts under the official records exception to the hearsay rule (Evid.Code, § 1280). On the...

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