People v. Hattley CA3

I. BACKGROUND

In 2022, the People filed a consolidated information charging defendant with attempted murder (Pen. Code,1 §§ 664, 187, subd. (a)) and assault with a deadly weapon

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)). As to both counts, the information alleged that defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)) and as to the attempted murder charge, it further alleged that defendant used a deadly weapon, a baseball bat (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). At trial, the People presented evidence about a fight that happened at a mobile home park on March 6, 2022. At that time, the victim, Michael D., lived in the mobile home park with Aaron F. and Rebecca F.2 Aaron’s daughter Chelsea F. lived in the same park at a different residence. Chelsea testified that on March 5, defendant and two females went to the gas station market where she worked. The two females screamed at Chelsea, accusing her of having their dog and saying they would forcefully enter her home while she was at work. This was Chelsea’s first time interacting with defendant, although she recognized him from having seen him around the mobile home park. Late…