People v. Woods CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 21, 2021, Woods was involved in an incident with his girlfriend (girlfriend) at a motel in San Jose. During the course of an argument, Woods shoved girlfriend onto a bed, grabbed her dog with a knife in his hand, and threatened to kill the dog. Girlfriend called 911; when officers arrived, Woods initially denied the altercation and then told the officers he wanted them to shoot him. Woods was arrested and held pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150. At the time of the incident, Woods was subject to a protective order that prohibited him from harassing, threatening or striking girlfriend. Woods was subsequently charged with one felony count of violating a protective order in violation of section 166, subdivision (c)(4) while having a prior conviction under that statute within the previous seven years, and one misdemeanor count of battery on a person with whom he had a dating relationship in violation of section 243, subdivision (e)(1). The People also alleged that Woods had a prior strike conviction from 2014, stemming from an argument with a female victim during which he spit in her face and struck her with his fist.2…