People v. Turner CA1/1

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On March 7, 2014, the district attorney filed a second amended information charging appellant Turner with several felonies. Counts one and two charged appellant with violations of section 422 (terrorist threats). Count three charged a violation of

1 Unless otherwise stated, all statutory references are to the Penal Code. section 273.5, subdivision (a) (infliction of corporal punishment on a cohabitant). Counts four, five, six, seven and nine charged violations of section 245, subdivision (a)(4) (aggravated assault). Count eight charged a violation of section 236 (false imprisonment). The amended information also alleged appellant suffered a prior strike conviction pursuant to sections 667, subdivisions (d)-(e), and 1170.12, subdivisions (b)-(c), and a prior serious felony conviction under section 667, subdivision (a)(1). The information further alleged appellant had three prior prison terms under section 667.5, subdivision (b). On March 20, 2014, the jury acquitted appellant of count two and count nine. The jury convicted appellant of all the remaining counts. Following defendant’s waiver of jury trial on all of the prior conviction-related allegations, in…