People v. Jordan CA3

BACKGROUND

Our recitation of the background is limited to the circumstances relevant to the contentions on appeal. In April 2011, following an altercation with his wife, defendant was charged with willfully threatening to commit a crime that would result in death or great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 422 -- count one),2 and willfully and unlawfully inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition (§ 273.5, subd. (a) -- count two). The People further alleged that defendant personally used a firearm when he threatened the victim (§§ 1203.06, subd. (a)(1) & 12022.5, subd. (a)). On the date of defendant’s arraignment, the trial court appointed the public defender’s office to represent him. Shortly thereafter, defendant retained counsel (Roland Tiemann) and the public defender was relieved. A few months later, defendant retained a new attorney, Paris Coleman, and Tiemann was relieved. Then, in September 2011, nearly five months after defendant’s arraignment, Coleman was relieved as counsel and the public defender’s office was reappointed. Assistant Public Defender Thomas Clinkenbeard represented defendant at the preliminary hearing. Defendant was held to answer to the…