People v. Jennings CA4/2

facts, a statement of the case, and requesting this court conduct an independent review of

the record. We have independently reviewed the record for any potential error and find

no arguable issues. We, therefore, affirm.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

By felony complaint filed May 15, 2003, the People charged defendant and

appellant, Alex Jennings III, with the infliction of corporal injury resulting in a traumatic

condition upon the victim (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a), count 1),1 two counts of assault

with a deadly weapon by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury upon two

additional victims (§ 245, subd. (a)(1), counts 2 & 3), willful injury to a child (§ 273a,

subd. (a), count 4), and vandalism (§ 594, subd (b)(2)(A)).

On March 15, 2004, pursuant to a negotiated disposition, defendant pled guilty to

the count 1 offense. In return, all remaining charges were dismissed, and defendant was

sentenced to probation, a term of which required him to spend 300 days in jail. On

August 8, 2006, defendant admitted violating the terms of his probation.

On March 12, 2007, the People charged defendant by misdemeanor complaint

with violating his probation in six separate…