People v. Wilson CA1/1

I.

BACKGROUND

On January 10, 2018, the Solano County District Attorney filed an amended information charging Wilson with felony torture (§ 206, count 1) and four counts of felony child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a), counts 2–5), all with respect to A.Y. Each of the four child abuse counts was enhanced by allegations of infliction of great bodily injury on a child younger than five years old. (§ 12022.7, subd. (d).) The information additionally alleged that Wilson had served a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)), suffered a prior strike conviction (§§ 667, subd. (b)–(j), 1170.12), and suffered a prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)). Finally, mother was charged in the amended information with one count of child endangerment based on her failure to protect A.Y. from Wilson’s abuse. (§ 273a, subd., (a), count 6.) The following evidence was adduced at trial.2 A. General Prosecution Evidence Firefighter paramedic Anthony Shair-Ali testified that he responded to a residence in Vallejo around 1:30 p.m. on November 21, 2014, where he found Wilson sitting on the couch holding A.Y. in his lap. The child was motionless, nonresponsive, and breathing shallowly. Wilson told…