P. v. Cota CA5
Charles Cota (defendant) stands convicted, following a jury trial, of assault with a deadly weapon, in the commission of which he personally inflicted great bodily injury (Pen. Code, §§ 245, subd. (a)(1), 12022.7; count 1), battery with serious bodily injury, in the commission of which he personally used a deadly weapon (§§ 243, subd. (d), 12022, subd. (b)(1); count 2), and child abuse under circumstances likely to produce great bodily harm or death, in the commission of which he personally inflicted great bodily injury (§§ 273a, subd. (a), 12022.7; count 3). Following a bifurcated court trial, he was found to have previously been convicted of a serious felony (§ 667, subd. (a)) that was also a strike (§§ 667, subds. (c)-(j), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(e)), and to have served six prior prison terms (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). He was sentenced to a total unstayed term of 25 years in prison, and ordered to pay restitution and various fees, fines, and assessments.
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