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PEOPLE v. SKILES

No. S180567.

51 Cal.4th 1178 (2011)

126 Cal. Rptr. 3d 456

253 P.3d 546

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANNY LEE SKILES, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 27, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria S. Cole , under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Susan L. Ferguson , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons , Assistant Attorney General, Peter Quon, Jr. , Steve Oetting and Stephanie H. Chow , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

CHIN, J.—

Are faxed copies of certified court records admissible to establish that a prior conviction qualifies as a serious or violent felony under the "Three Strikes" law?

In this case, the prosecutor presented certified copies of court records from the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County, Alabama to prove that defendant had suffered an out-of-state prior serious felony conviction. During the court trial on the prior...

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