People v. Lopez CA1/2

Filed 11/10/25 P. v. Lopez CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A171538

v. ANTONIO LOPEZ, JR., (Mendocino County Super. Ct. No. 24CR03523) Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Antonio Lopez, Jr., guilty of deterring an officer with threats of violence, vehicle theft, driving under the influence of alcohol, and failure to stop at the scene of an accident. Defendant argues his conviction of deterring an officer must be reversed because his statement to the officer did not constitute a “true threat” as required under the First Amendment. He also claims insufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions of deterring an officer and vehicle theft and ineffective assistance of counsel…