People v. Mote CA3

BACKGROUND

In case No. 23CR000586, the prosecution charged Mote with one count of stalking. (Pen. Code, § 646.9, subd. (a).)1 In case No. 23CR000815, the prosecution charged him with two counts of battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d)), one

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 count of resisting a peace officer (§ 69), and one count of resisting a peace officer resulting in serious bodily injury (§ 148.10, subd. (a)). In May 2023, Mote pleaded guilty to three charges. In case No. 23CR000815, he pleaded to one count of resisting a peace officer and one count of resisting a peace officer resulting in serious bodily injury. In case No. 23CR000586, he pleaded to one added count of making a criminal threat (§ 422, subd. (a)). The agreement provided for a two- year stipulated sentence and dismissal of the remaining counts. The parties stipulated to a factual basis for each case as drawn from the respective law enforcement reports. In case No. 23CR000586, the police report stated that Mote had been harassing his ex-wife by, among other things, following her around town, coming to her workplace, sending harassing text messages, and threatening to…