People v. Jones CA1/2

BACKGROUND

Charges, Conviction, and Original Sentence We draw our summary of the underlying facts, charges, and original sentence from our prior opinion, People v. Jones (Sept. 20, 2022, A162848) [nonpub. opn.] (Jones). On February 10, 2020, Jones repeatedly punched his girlfriend, M.C., in the face before swinging a baseball bat near her, leaving a hole in the wall. When M.C. ran into her bedroom, Jones followed her and strangled her until she lost consciousness. After the incident, Jones threatened to kill M.C. if she told the police. Days later, police located Jones, found a baggie with methamphetamine in his pocket, and arrested him. As officers put Jones into the patrol car, he kicked the rear passenger door five or six times, causing approximately $4,000 in damage. (Jones, supra, A162848, at pp. 2–3.) On April 23, the Mendocino County District Attorney filed an information charging Jones with assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)) (count 1) “to wit, [a] baseball bat”; battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d)) (count 2) “upon the person of [M.C.] by causing her to lose consciousness by strangulation”; dissuading a witness by force or fear (§ 136.1,…