People v. Patterson CA3

Filed 1/15/15 P. v. Patterson 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NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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, C073916

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 12F06301)

v.

MATTHEW PATTERSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury convicted defendant Matthew Patterson of felony assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury (i.e., aggravated assault) and two misdemeanors. (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4).)1 Defendant was sentenced to an eight-year state prison term for the assault, calculated as the upper term of four years and doubled because of a prior strike conviction. (§ 1192.7, subd. (c).)

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 On appeal, defendant contends (1) the trial court had a…