Cantu

The People appeal from a judgment claiming that the court erred in enforcing a plea agreement that they had entered into, but from which they withdrew before defendant Christopher James Cantu pled guilty in open court. We find the court erred in enforcing the plea bargain and reverse the judgment.

FACTS

The facts are irrelevant to the issue on appeal; consequently, we state them in abbreviated fashion.

Defendant and the victim were in a dating relationship. On Sunday, April 19, 2009, defendant was drinking and in an irritable mood. He apparently believed that the victim was looking at another male while they attended a poolside picnic at her apartment complex. She returned to her apartment to avoid a conflict. Shortly thereafter, defendant went to the victim’s apartment where he accused the victim of cheating on him. Defendant began punching her in the arms and then in the mouth causing it to bleed.

PROCEDURAL FACTS

A felony complaint charged defendant with one count of infliction of corporal punishment upon a cohabitant pursuant to Penal Code section 273.5, subdivision (a). The complaint further alleged that defendant had been convicted of a strike prior (§§ 667,…