P. v. Bell
Filed 6/9/06 P. v. Bell CA2/8
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION EIGHT
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MELVIN BELL, Defendant and Appellant. | B179399 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. MA 028 747) |
APPEAL from the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Carol Koppel, Temporary Judge. (Retired Commissioner of the Los Angeles Superior Court assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to art. VI, § 6 of the Cal. Const.) Affirmed.
Mary Woodward Wells, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Jaime L. Fuster and Herbert S. Tetef, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Melvin Bell appeals from the judgment following his conviction for assault with a deadly weapon or by means likely to produce great bodily injury against a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff. After review, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
One afternoon in April 2004, Los Angeles county deputy sheriff Tim Mulder pulled appellant Melvin Bell over for a traffic stop. A computer search by the deputy showed an outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrant for appellant. Deputy Mulder told appellant he was under arrest and asked him to step out of his car. Appellant refused. Deputy Mulder reached inside the car to turn off the ignition. Appellant struggled with the deputy, and while the deputy was still reaching into the car, appellant started to drive away. With the deputy continuing to lean into the car as he ran alongside it, appellant â€
