People v. Ames CA1/3

Filed 5/22/23 P. v. Ames CA1/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A163976

v. JOSEPH AMES, (Alameda County Super. Ct. Nos. 18-CR-004211 & Defendant and Appellant. 18-CR-014072)

Defendant was convicted of two felony counts of corporal injury to his spouse that occurred in July 2017 and in February 2018. On appeal, he challenges the admission of evidence at trial under Evidence Code section 1109 and the exclusion of other evidence.1 We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The People charged defendant by amended information with three counts of corporal injury to his spouse Jane Doe (Doe). (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a).) Counts 1 and 2 were felony…