The People v. Mendoza CA1/3

Filed 9/24/13 P. v. Mendoza CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A136696

v. SAMUEL MENDOZA, (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 51205673) Defendant and Appellant.

This is an appeal from judgment after defendant Samuel Mendoza was convicted by a jury of three felony offenses — to wit, mayhem (count one), assault with a deadly weapon (count two) and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury (count three), with enhancements for personal use of a deadly weapon (all counts) and infliction of great bodily injury (counts two and three). The trial court thereafter denied defendant’s motion for new trial, suspended imposition of sentence, and placed him on formal probation for…