P. v. Lopez CA5
Appellant Joseph Anthony Lopez led police on two high-speed chases. On July 31, 2015, appellant was convicted of four charges: assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (c)) (count 1), two counts of evading a peace officer with wanton disregard for safety (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a)) (counts 2 & 4), and evading a peace officer while driving in the opposite direction of traffic (Veh. Code, § 2800.4) (count 3). Counts 1 through 3 were for appellant’s actions taken during a chase on April 17, 2014, and count 4 was for appellant’s actions taken during a chase on March 22, 2014. Appellant was sentenced to an aggregate term of five years eight months in state prison.
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