People v. Williams CA3

Filed 11/6/24 P. v. Williams CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Butte) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099232

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 23CF00434, 22CF03801) v.

CECILIA ELEXUS LEEANN WILLIAMS,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Cecilia Elexus Leeann Williams filed an opening brief that sets forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). Finding no arguable errors, we will affirm the judgment. I. BACKGROUND Early on August 6, 2022, an officer was dispatched to a residence regarding a domestic dispute. The officer contacted the victim, who had a large amount of blood from an injury on the back of his head and neck. The victim reported that defendant, with

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whom he had been in a dating relationship for approximately four years, caused the injuries. A records search determined that defendant had been ordered to have no contact with the victim or come within 150 yards of him. The victim had spent the night at defendant’s residence, and in the morning, she slapped and bit him, believing he was cheating on her. Defendant continued to slap and punch the victim as he collected his belongings to leave, while at the same time asking him to stay. Defendant was holding her six-month-old child as she assaulted the victim. When the victim began recording the incident on his cell phone, defendant alternately yelled at him to leave or stay and asked why he was doing this to her. Defendant shoved the victim out of the residence, and the victim closed the door in an attempt to end the assault. Defendant opened the door with a knife in her hand and raised the knife while walking towards the victim and screaming at him. The victim pushed defendant away and they ended up wrestling on the ground. Eventually, defendant threw the knife away and fled with her child. When the officer contacted defendant at her sister’s residence, defendant claimed the victim was the aggressor. On August 9, 2022, in case No. 22CF03801, defendant was charged with felony injuring a person with whom she was in a dating relationship (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)—count 1),1 misdemeanor child endangerment (§ 273a, subd. (b)—count 2), and violation of a protective order (§ 273.6, subd. (a)—count 3). As to count 1, the complaint alleged personal use of a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). The same day the trial court issued a protective order requiring defendant to have no contact with the victim or come within 400 yards of him. On August 25, 2022, defendant was released on her own recognizance.