People v. Newton CA5

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

A. Case No. CR-20-007715 Pursuant to a complaint filed on August 14, 2020, in case No. CR-20-007715, Newton was charged with felony intimidating a witness with force or fear or threat of force or fear (§ 136.1, subd. (c)(1); count 1) and misdemeanor petty theft (§ 484, subd. (a); count 2). On September 21, 2020, the parties negotiated a plea wherein Newton pled no contest to one misdemeanor count of dissuading a witness. (§136.1, subd. (a)(1).) Newton was sentenced to 365 days in custody. Newton appealed and was granted a certificate of probable cause. The appeal related to case No. CR-20-007715 has been transferred to the Appellate Division of the Stanislaus County Superior Court per order of this court dated April 14, 2021. B. Case No. 4003736 On July 6, 2017, in an older and unrelated case, Newton was charged with felony grand theft. (§ 487, subd. (a).) On October 17, 2017, after a plea, he was sentenced to a two-year term, one year in county jail and one year on mandatory supervision, pursuant to section 1170, subdivision (h). On February 8, 2018, a petition to revoke mandatory supervision was filed. The court revoked, reinstated, and modified…