People v. Willis CA3

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant and Germina Jackson met in 2005. Their daughter was born in July 2006. Defendant and Jackson had an on-and-off again romantic relationship over the years. Defendant and Jackson had several violent incidents over the course of their relationship. In early May 2006, defendant and Jackson got into an argument that escalated into physical violence. Jackson tried to walk out the front door, but defendant grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back. He then grabbed Jackson by the neck, pinned her against a wall, struck her on the head with a closed fist about 10 times, and strangled her for about 10 or 15 seconds. Jackson sustained a fractured left temple and bruising around the eye. She had headaches at the site of the fracture. As a result of the attack, defendant was convicted of felony assault likely to produce great bodily injury with a sustained allegation of causing great bodily injury. In February 2007, defendant lived part-time with Jackson and their daughter in Hayward. One day defendant got angry with Jackson because another man said he had slept with her. Defendant struck Jackson in the head two to three times with her purse and left. Jackson was…