Court Opinion

ID: 9744744
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 22:14:38.313012+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:51.271163
License: Public Domain

ARMSTRONG, J.
I concur.
I write separately to emphasize that the holding of our opinion is very limited. All we decide here is that this matter must be remanded to the trial court because the reasons for striking the prior serious felony convictions are not in writing as required by People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497 [53 Cal.Rptr.2d 789, 917 P.2d 628]. The People and the defendants agree that remand is required. We do not, and at this stage of the proceeding cannot, express a view as to whether or not the trial court on *1479remand should or should not strike the prior convictions or whether the trial court is able to articulate proper reasons in writing for striking them, if in the exercise of its discretion, it should again decide to do so.