P. v. Poplin CA3
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder of a fetus (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), infliction of corporal injury on the mother of his child (§ 273.5), and assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)). In addition, the jury found true that defendant personally used a knife in the commission of each count (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)), personally inflicted great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)), and personally inflicted injury resulting in the termination of a pregnancy as to both the domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon counts (§ 12022.9, subd. (a)). (People v. Poplin (Feb. 16, 2012, C064754) [nonpub. opn.].) In 2010, the trial court sentenced defendant to state prison for a determinate term of 13 years, plus an indeterminate term of 50 years to life.
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