On Wednesday, Dos Palos resident Antonio Smith entered no contest pleas to two counts of Lewd acts on a child under the age of 14. The 41 year old Smith also admitted to Merced County Superior Court Judge Carol Ash that he suffered a prior “strike” conviction stemming from similar conduct in 1990. Both of the new convictions are also “strikes under the “Three Strikes You’re Out” law. Following the plea, Judge Ash sentenced Smith to 16 years in State Prison.