People v. Singleterry CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Singleterry and A. were in a dating relationship when Singleterry became violently jealous while he was driving A. in A.’s car. Singleterry pulled over the car and began punching A. in the face multiple times. During the assault, A. reached for the car door several times to try to escape, but Singleterry threatened her, saying “Reach for it again,” and hit her. Singleterry took out a pocketknife and held it to A.’s neck, saying that he would kill her. A. was able to escape from the car when a man came up to talk to Singleterry at the driver’s side window. As A. ran from the car, Singleterry accelerated toward her, hitting a parked car with so much force that the parked car crashed into the car in front of it. Singleterry abandoned A.’s car in the middle of the street and ran away. A. was taken to the hospital, where she was found to have suffered, among other things, a head injury, facial trauma, contusions, and a left orbital wall fracture. As a result of the assault, A. suffered from lasting negative effects to her eyesight, as well as recurrent headaches. After a warrant was issued for Singleterry’s arrest, he fled from police as they…