P. v. Mayfield
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ANTHONY CLYDE MAYFIELD, Defendant and Appellant. | B188824 ( Super. |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Carol H. Rehm, Jr., Judge. Affirmed.
Rodney Richard Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Michael C. Keller and David A. Wildman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Anthony Clyde Mayfield was convicted of two counts of attempting to take a firearm from a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 148, subd. (d)) and placed on probation.[1] Mayfield appeals, (I) contending the trial court should have sua sponte suspended the proceedings and held a competency hearing, and (II) claiming the trial court should not have admitted evidence of his prior misconduct. We affirm.
FACTS
Los Angeles Police Officers Timothy Hope and Jorge Gonzalez (in uniform) were patrolling in an area known for its drug activity when they saw Mayfield walking with an unsteady gate (as if under the influence). The officers approached Mayfield, who agreed to talk to them, but while Officer Gonzalez was asking Mayfield for his name and social security number, Mayfield moved his hand to his pocket and took a few steps back. Officer Hope, assuming Mayfield was reaching for a weapon, grabbed Mayfield's hand. With his other hand, Mayfield shoved Officer Hope, then ducked. As Officer Hope lost his grip, he felt a â€
