P. v. Cleveland CA4/1
Defendant Tor Cleveland, his girlfriend, and a female acquaintance were "party[ing]" with Alfred S. in Alfred's home. A dispute arose during which Cleveland beat Alfred while the girlfriend stabbed him repeatedly with a pocketknife. Afterwards, the three visitors fled in Alfred's car. A jury found Cleveland guilty of assault with a deadly weapon (on the theory he aided and abetted his girlfriend's stabbing of Alfred) and carjacking. The jury also found true the allegation that Cleveland personally inflicted great bodily injury on Alfred in connection with the assault. The trial court sentenced Cleveland to 15 years in prison, consisting of 10 years on the carjacking conviction, plus a consecutive five-year enhancement based on Cleveland's admission of a prior conviction for a serious or violent felony. (Pen. Code, § 667, subd. (a)(1).) Cleveland appealed.
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