Fear Not Law Articles: P. v. Villa

P. v. Villa

Filed 2/20/07 P. v. Villa CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

ARMANDO VILLA,

Defendant and Appellant.

E039411

(Super.Ct.No. RIF117214)

O P I N I O N

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Richard Todd Fields, Judge. Affirmed.

Sharon M. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Arlene A. Sevidal and Raquel M. Gonzalez, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Defendant and appellant Armando Villa pled guilty to inflicting corporal injury upon a spouse under Penal Code, section 273.5, subdivision (a)^{^[1]} (count 1), and assault by means of force likely to produce greatly bodily injury under section 245, subdivision (a)(1) (counts 2 & 3). Defendant also admitted all of his 10 prior strike allegations. Defendant was sentenced to a total of 25 years to life in state prison under the â€

Description	Defendant pled guilty to inflicting corporal injury upon a spouse under Penal Code, section 273.5, subdivision (a) (count 1), and assault by means of force likely to produce greatly bodily injury under section 245, subdivision (a)(1) (counts 2 and 3). Defendant also admitted all of his 10 prior strike allegations. Defendant was sentenced to a total of 25 years to life in state prison under the "Three Strikes" law. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea; (2) the trial court erred in failing to strike his prior convictions; and (3) his sentence constitutes cruel and/or unusual punishment. For the reasons set forth below, court affirm the judgment.
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