People v. Maldonado CA3

BACKGROUND

In December 2019, Maldonado assaulted the victim with a knife while they were in a domestic relationship. The amended complaint charged Maldonado with attempted murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664) with enhancements for personal use of a weapon (a knife) and personally inflicting great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§§ 12022, subd. (b)(1), 12022.7, subd. (e)); assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)) with an enhancement for personally inflicting great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)); making criminal threats (§ 422, subd. (a)); and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, cohabitant, or parent of a child (§ 273.5, subd. (a)) with an enhancement for personally inflicting great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)). Maldonado pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)) and admitted that he personally inflicted great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)). The trial court sentenced him to the upper term of four years for the assault conviction and an additional five…