P. v. Castro CA4/2
On July 11, 2021, a witness was outside cleaning his vehicle when he saw defendant throw a punch at the victim. Defendant’s punch missed the victim’s head, but she fell to the ground. As the victim was on the ground, defendant punched her multiple times with a closed fist. After the witness and his father separated defendant and the victim, defendant fled the scene and was gone before deputies arrived. During the change of plea hearing, defendant admitted that he willfully and unlawfully inflicted a corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition on the victim, someone with whom he had a dating relationship.
On October 6, 2021, a complaint was filed charging defendant with one count of willfully inflicting corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant/girlfriend (Pen. Code, §§ 273.5, subd. (a), 243, subd. (f)(10)). The complaint further alleged that defendant had suffered a prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, §§ 667 (c), (e), 1170.12 (c)(1).)
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