People v. Madden CA3

BACKGROUND

Defendant had multiple ongoing cases, both felonies and misdemeanors, in court at the same time. We relate the necessary procedural background of only those two cases that are properly before us on appeal. In June 2012, defendant pleaded guilty to felony vandalism (Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (a))1 and recklessly causing a fire (§ 452, subd. (c)) in case No. NCR84111 (the 2012 case). At the August 6 sentencing, the trial court granted defendant probation. On July 16, 2013, the People filed a petition to revoke defendant’s probation in the 2012 case, and subsequently charged him (on August 22) with inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant resulting in a traumatic condition (§ 273.5) and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4)) in case No. NCR87854 (the 2013 case). On August 27, 2013, defendant pleaded guilty to corporal injury of a cohabitant in the 2013 case.2 He also admitted violating his probation in the 2012 case. In the 2013 case, the trial court imposed but suspended a four-year prison term, placed defendant on three years of probation, and ordered him to serve 120 days in county jail. In the 2012 case, the court imposed…