CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 3102
Prior Conviction: Prison Prior
If you find that the defendant was previously convicted of
<insert description of prior conviction>, you must also decide whether the
People have proved that the defendant served a separate prison term for
the crime and did not remain (out of prison custody/ [and] free of a new
felony conviction) for (5/10) years.
To prove this allegation, the People must prove that:
1. The defendant served a separate prison term for the crime of
<insert description of prior conviction>;
AND [EITHER]
[2[A]. The defendant did not remain out of prison custody for (5/10)
years after (he/she) was no longer in prison custody for that
crime(;/.)]
[OR]
[2[B]. The defendant was convicted of a new felony that (he/she)
committed within (5/10) years after (he/she) was no longer in
prison custody.]
A person served a separate prison term for a crime if he or she served a
continuous period of prison confinement imposed for that crime. [The
prison term may have been served for that crime alone or in
combination with prison terms imposed at the same time for other
crimes.] [A person is still serving a separate prison term for a crime if he
or she is placed back in custody (following an escape/ [or] for a parole
violation).] [If a person is returned to custody following (an escape/ [or]
a parole violation) and is also sentenced to prison for a new crime, then
that person is serving a new separate prison term.]
A person is in prison custody until he or she is discharged from prison or
released on parole, whichever happens first. [A person is also in prison
custody if he or she (is placed back in custody for a parole violation/ [or]
has unlawfully escaped from custody).]
A prison term includes confinement in [(a/the)] (state prison/federal penal
institution/California Y outh Authority/Division of Juvenile
Justice/Department of Y outh and Community Restoration/
<insert name of hospital or other institution where confinement entitles
person to prison credits>).
[A prison term includes commitment to the State Department of Mental
Health as a mentally disordered sex offender following a felony
conviction if the commitment lasts more than one year.]
[A conviction of <insert name of offense from other state or
federal offense> is the same as a conviction for a felony if the defendant
served one year or more in prison for the crime.]
The People have the burden of proving this allegation beyond a
reasonable doubt. If the People have not met this burden, you must find
that this allegation has not been proved.
New January 2006; Revised September 2020
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2026
- Content hash
322a2b885f3c8111ba925e3d3ba7399fa77ed118b1987683f7db89195c1f6380
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