People v. Tamrat CA1/2

Filed 12/22/21 P. v. Tamrat CA1/2 Opinion following rehearing

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A159390

v. HERMON TAMRAT, (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SCR722500) Defendant and Appellant.

After a run-in with mall security guards over his use of an electrical outlet to charge a cell phone, defendant Hermon Tamrat was charged with assault with a knife, making attempted criminal threats, and exhibiting a deadly weapon, plus various enhancements and a strike prior. At his preliminary hearing, defendant sought to represent himself, as he apparently had on previous occasions. The court granted his request and, from the time of his arraignment after being held to answer at the preliminary hearing…