People v. Parker CA3

BACKGROUND

A complaint filed in case No. 24CR000268 (the criminal threats case) charged Parker with inflicting corporal injury on a person with whom he was in a dating relationship (§ 273.5, subd. (a); count I), criminal threats (§ 422, subd. (a); count II), kidnapping (§ 207, subd. (a); count III), possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1); count IV), unlawful possession of ammunition (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1); count V), and false imprisonment (§ 236; count VI). The complaint was later amended to include an allegation as to counts I-V that Parker had suffered a prior strike conviction for criminal threats in 2019 (§§ 422, subd. (a), 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12). The amended complaint also alleged as to counts II and III that Parker had suffered a prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)). A complaint filed in case No. 24CR001210 (the reckless driving case) charged Parker with fleeing a peace officer while driving recklessly (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a); count I), bringing contraband into jail (§ 4573, subd. (a); count II), and possessing a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a); count III). The complaint was later amended to…