Aguayo
People v. Aguayo
Opinion
lead Opinion
Haller, J.
*340 Veronica Aguayo hit her elderly father about 50 times with a bicycle lock and chain, then threw a ceramic pot on his head. A jury found her guilty of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm ( Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1) ) and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (force-likely assault) ( Pen. Code, § 245, subdivision (a)(4) ). 1 The trial court placed her on probation. On appeal, Aguayo contends we must vacate her conviction for force-likely assault because it is a lesser included offense of assault with a deadly weapon. We reject this contention, and affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On the afternoon of August 8, 2017, 43-year-old Veronica Aguayo was working on her bicycle in her parents' yard. Her 72-year-old father (Father) turned on the sprinklers to water the plants, accidentally wetting Aguayo's cell phone charger. Aguayo began yelling expletives and insults at Father, who turned around to go back inside because he "didn't want to hear her mouth calling [him] names."
As Father turned, Aguayo hit him on the back with her bicycle lock and chain. Father grabbed the lock to prevent Aguayo from hitting him again, but as they…