People v. Arredondo-Razo CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Procedural Background In case No. SS161533, the prosecution charged Arredondo-Razo with unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle. (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a).) He pleaded no contest and the trial court granted a three-year term of probation. In case No. 19CR010035, the prosecution charged Arredondo-Razo with four counts: count 1—attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 664)1; count 2— criminal threats (§ 422, subd. (a)); count 3—assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4)); and count 4—corporal injury on a spouse (§ 273.5, subd. (a)). He pleaded no contest to count 4 and admitted the violation had occurred within seven years of a previous conviction under section 273.5, subdivision (f)(1). The trial court imposed a term of five years eight months in state prison but the court suspended execution of the sentence and granted a three-year term of probation. The probation department then filed a petition alleging Arredondo-Razo had violated the terms of his probation. After a hearing on the matter, the trial court found he violated the terms of probation, whereupon the court terminated probation in both…