People v. Alexander CA3

BACKGROUND

A. Case No. 22F00186 In March 2022, Alexander was charged in Shasta County Superior Court case No. 22F00186 with making criminal threats (§ 422; count 1). The information alleged several factors in aggravation, including that Alexander’s prior convictions were numerous and

2 of increasing seriousness (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421(b)(2)), that he had served a prior prison term (Id., rule 4.421(b)(3)), that he engaged in violent conduct indicating a serious danger to society (Id., rule 4.421(b)(1)), that his prior performance on probation or parole was poor (Id., rule 4.421(b)(5)), and that the crime involved great violence (Id., rule 4.421(a)(1)). It was further alleged that Alexander had suffered three prior strike convictions (§ 1170.12) and three prior serious felonies (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)). B. Case No. 22F00139 Following a domestic violence incident with his wife during which their children were present,2 Alexander was charged in June 2022 in Shasta County Superior Court case No. 22F00139 with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1); counts 1, 10 & 12), battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d); count 2), four counts…