People v. Dwiggins CA1/2

Filed 6/24/16 P. v. Dwiggins CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A144028

v. DAVID JOSEPH DWIGGINS, (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 5-131099-4) Defendant and Appellant.

In 2013, defendant David Joseph Dwiggins and his wife were in the process of dissolving their marriage, a marriage that had endured more than 17 years and produced four children. Economic necessity compelled the couple to live under the same roof, which was about to be lost through foreclosure. On the afternoon of Friday, March 29, the children were at school. Defendant and his wife were packing up their belongings because they had to vacate the premises on Monday. Without provocation, defendant began repeatedly striking his wife…