People v. Krater CA3

BACKGROUND

On the morning of December 30, 2019, defendant went to another person’s home to visit his child. While there, defendant grabbed A.S., the mother of his child, by the head and threw her into the front of a parked car, causing A.S. to lose consciousness and fall to the ground. Defendant picked A.S.’s limp body up off the ground only to drop her again and start walking away. As he walked away, A.S. stood up and “began to limp away from the vehicle.” Defendant turned, grabbed her by the face or neck, and “ ‘thrashed’ her face around.” In an effort to keep defendant off of her, A.S. put out her arms; defendant grabbed one of her arms, “jerked her forward, and punched her in the face.” The punch caused A.S.’s head to snap backward and defendant punched her in the shoulder before walking away. A.S. ran inside the house. Two adults and a minor child witnessed the assault, which was also caught on video.

2 Defendant was ultimately charged with five criminal acts including a single charge of injuring his child’s parent (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)), to which defendant pleaded no contest. Defendant agreed the probation report provided the factual basis for his plea. In…