People v. O'Connor CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND3

A. Facts On October 8, 2023, Monterey Police Department Officer Amanda Arrollo was dispatched to Abrego Street where she spoke with A. Wark, who told her he had been attacked by O’Connor near Don Dahvee Park. Wark stated O’Connor had swung an axe at him several times (striking Wark in the arm once) and threatened to kill him. B. Procedural Background 1. Charges; Faretta Motion On October 10, 2023, the Monterey County District Attorney charged O’Connor by complaint with assaulting Wark with a deadly weapon (an axe) (§ 245, subd. (a)(1); count 1), threatening Wark (§ 422, subd. (a); count 2), and misdemeanor resisting, obstructing, or delaying Officer Arrollo in the

3 We set forth the facts from the trial evidence in the light most

favorable to the jury’s verdict. (People v. Luo (2017) 16 Cal.App.5th 663, 668, fn. 2; People v. Campbell (2020) 51 Cal.App.5th 463, 469.) 2 discharge of her duties (§ 148, subd. (a)(1); count 3). At arraignment, the trial court appointed counsel to represent O’Connor. On October 20, 2023, the trial court conducted a preliminary examination of O’Connor and held him to answer. The district attorney charged O’Connor by…