People v. Cordova CA6

Facts Case No. C12410082 On August 25, 2012, defendant and his wife got into an argument at the house of defendant’s mother. Defendant locked the door and threw a slice of pizza at his wife. Then he placed both hands around his wife’s neck and applied pressure for approximately five to ten seconds. When his wife said that she wanted to leave, defendant continued to argue with her and tried to strangle her again to the point where she could not breathe and became dizzy. Thereafter, defendant pushed his wife onto the bed, pulled down her pants with one hand and kept the other hand on her neck. Defendant’s wife lost consciousness. When she regained consciousness, she asked to leave, but defendant began strangling her again. Eventually, defendant told his wife to take him home, which she did. Defendant’s wife went to a friend’s house. Later, she reported the incident to the police. Case No. C1349169 There are no details underlying defendant’s conviction for buying or receiving stolen property, but counsel stipulated that there was a factual basis for defendant’s plea “based on the reports in the court’s file.” In both cases, defendant executed an “Advisement of Rights, Waiver, and…