People v. Nichols CA1/2

BACKGROUND

The Charges On April 5, 2022, the Contra Costa County District Attorney filed an information charging defendant with willfully injuring a victim with whom

Further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 he formerly had a dating relationship resulting in a traumatic condition (§ 273.5, subd. (a)) (count 1), with an enhancement for personally inflicting great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)); seven counts of possession of a firearm by a person with a prior qualifying misdemeanor conviction (§ 29805) (counts 2 through 8); and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1)) (count 9). On December 6, 2023, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to suppress counts 2 through 9, as well as the great bodily injury enhancement. Those counts and the enhancement were subsequently dismissed. A jury trial proceeded on the sole, remaining count of willfully injuring a victim with whom defendant formerly had a dating relationship. The Evidence at Trial Jane Doe, the victim in this case, testified she first met defendant in 2003. They were re-acquainted and started dating in…