People v. Serranosliva CA4/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Case No. SCD300164 On September 25, 2023, appellant struck the victim’s car causing the tires to deflate. The victim chased appellant, who in turn hit the victim in the head with a metal object. While being transported to the jail, appellant violently kicked the backseat of the patrol vehicle. Case No. SCD300642 On August 12, 2023, appellant approached two men and asked them if they wanted to fight. Although they both replied that they did not want to fight, appellant hit one of the men in the face. Appellant then took a

2 pocketknife out and told them he was going to kill them. Appellant chased the men and then stopped and began stabbing the tires of the vehicle. On September 9, 2023, appellant contacted a woman in a parking lot and threatened to kill her. Later that day, appellant threatened the same woman and her brother in the alley behind their house. He swung a baseball bat at them and nearly struck the female. The two men struggled and the male victim obtained the baseball bat and struck appellant in the arm with it.

DISCUSSION

As we have noted, appellate counsel has filed a Wende brief and asks the court to independently review the record for error.…