People v. Salinas

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Alex Salinas (appellant) was charged in an amended information on January 18, 2001, with the following felony offenses: count 1, residential burglary (Pen.Code, §§ 459-60); [1] count 2, assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)); count 3, communicating terrorist threats (§ 422); count 4, dissuading a witness (§ 136.1, subd. (c)); count 5, battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d)); and count 6, corporal injury to a spouse/cohabitant (§ 273.5, subd. (a)).

Appellant entered not guilty pleas to the charges and jury trial began. Subsequently, counts 1, 2 and 4.were dismissed. Appellant was found guilty of count 6, corporal injury to a spouse/cohabitant, and not guilty of count 3, communicating terrorist threats, and count 5, battery with serious bodily injury.

Appellant was sentenced to two years in state prison and ordered to pay a restitution fine of $200 under section 1202.4, and a restitution fine of $200 pursuant to section 1202.45 was suspended. The court also imposed a $200 assessment to the Domestic Violence Fund under section 1203.097.

Kendra Verduzco and appellant began dating…