P. v. Valdez CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Jose Valdez physically abused his girlfriend’s 11-month-old daughter resulting in 14 broken bones to her extremities. Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pled no contest to felony child abuse (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (a)). He also admitted that in the commission of the offense, he personally inflicted great bodily injury on a child under five years old. (§ 12022.7, subd. (d)). In return, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence, and placed defendant on formal probation for a period of 48 months subject to various terms and conditions of probation. Defendant subsequently violated several of his probationary terms and conditions. Following a hearing, the trial court found defendant in violation of his probation, and sentenced him to six years in state prison with 365 days of credit for time served.
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