Vaughn

BACKGROUND

The San Francisco district attorney filed a 20-count complaint that charged Vaughn with committing 15 felonies and five misdemeanors. A preliminary hearing was held on September 18, 2024. At the preliminary hearing, the People elicited testimony from the alleged victim of all of the charged offenses, who had been in a dating relationship with Vaughn. The People also elicited testimony from a police officer who participated in

courts to decide, in each individual case, whether the crime should be classified as a felony or a misdemeanor” (People v. Tran (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 877, 885).

2 Vaughn’s arrest. After the close of evidence, the magistrate heard and denied Vaughn’s motion to suppress and then turned to the sufficiency of the evidence. The parties and the court discussed several specific counts, and then the following exchange occurred: “[Defense counsel:] Your Honor, I‘d like to be heard. The balance of the complaint but for count sixteen are wobbler offenses. [¶] And in this case, Your Honor, Mr. Vaughn is 23 years old; [¶] He has no criminal record. “[The Court]: Okay. I’m not hearing a 17(b) right now. [¶] I’m going to address the issues. If you want to…