People v. Cervantes CA3

Filed 5/19/14 P. v. Cervantes CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C074845

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 13F03051)

v.

ANDREW CERVANTES,

Defendant and Appellant.

On May 8, 2013, defendant Andrew Cervantes and the victim, his girlfriend, argued over a prank she had played on defendant. He threatened to beat her and hit her in the arm and face, using an open hand six to ten times and a closed fist three times. As a result, she suffered a bloody nose, a swollen eye, and an extreme headache for two days. Defendant pled no contest to assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, reduced to a misdemeanor pursuant to Penal Code section 17,…