People v. Vincent CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

In July 2020, probation officers identified defendant as the person driving a stolen car. Inside the stolen car, in close proximity to defendant, probation officers found a jacket holding over 70 grams of methamphetamine. Defendant was arrested, and the People charged him in Butte County Superior Court case No. 20CF03662 (662) with driving or taking a vehicle without consent (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)), possession of a controlled substance for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378), and sale or transportation of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)). In September 2020, while defendant was in custody, he was one of 10 inmates who assaulted another inmate. The People charged him in Butte County Superior Court case No. 20CF04555 (555) with assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4)), alleging personal infliction of great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 12022.7, subd. (a)), and felony battery with serious bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 243, subd. (d)). Defendant later filed a motion for new counsel, which the trial court denied. Defendant then pleaded no contest to assault by means…