People v. Stutts CA2/6

Filed 10/15/21 P. v. Stutts CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B304557 (Super. Ct. No. 19CR10690) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Santa Barbara County)

v.

CODY ROSS STUTTS,

Defendant and Appellant.

In November 2019, Cody Ross Stutts ran a stop sign and failed to pull over when a sheriff’s deputy activated his overhead lights. Stutts speeded up, ran a second stop sign, and turned right, driving onto the curb. He accelerated to 60 to 70 miles per hour (mph) on a street with a speed limit of 40 mph. He passed a vehicle by crossing the double yellow lines into oncoming traffic. After the deputy activated his siren, Stutts turned left against a red light onto Highway 135. He drove…