People v. Karatzidis CA3

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

THE PEOPLE, C102609

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 24CF01459)

v.

IOANNIS KARATZIDIS,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Ioannis Karatzidis appeals the trial court’s revocation of his probation and imposition of a three-year prison sentence. He argues termination of his probation was an abuse of discretion given the nature of his violation and the availability of less punitive options. We affirm. I. BACKGROUND In March 2024, defendant was arrested after an altercation where he cut the victim in the face with a knife and attempted to take the victim’s bicycle. In May 2024, defendant pled no contest to charges of assault with a deadly weapon (Penal Code, § 245,

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subd. (a)(1)—count 1),1 attempted second degree robbery (§§ 664, subd. (a)/211—count 2) with an enhancement for use of a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)), and carrying a dirk or dagger (§ 21310—count 3). On June 18, 2024, the court imposed a sentence of two years’ probation, noting the parties’ no immediate state prison agreement and defendant’s lack of criminal history.

On September 11, 2024, defendant was arrested for kicking a dog in violation of section 597, subdivision (a). The next day, the Butte County Probation Department (the Department) requested a hearing on his potential probation violation based on this arrest. On October 9, 2024, the court held an evidentiary hearing regarding defendant’s alleged probation violation. An Oroville Police Department officer testified that she responded to a report of animal abuse on September 11, 2024. After arriving, defendant told the officer he had kicked a little dog “like kicking a football” and that he “would kick another dog again.” The officer then talked to the owner of the dog, who said defendant kicked her dog, causing the dog to fly “off his feet into a wall.” Defendant testified at the evidentiary hearing. He said he was relaxing on a bench when a dog without a leash came running up to his backpack that he had placed on the ground. Defendant explained that he was in a panic because he had issues with dogs in the area before, and the dog was unleashed and dirty. The dog’s owner appeared, and defendant told her to take the dog away. After a brief exchange between defendant and the owner, the owner picked up the dog and walked away. Defendant went to another bench nearby. The dog and the owner appeared again, this time with the dog on a leash. When asked at the hearing if he kicked the dog at the second bench, defendant answered, “Umm, yes,” but then explained, “when you say kick, that, I shoved it away with my leg. I didn’t kick it like a football. That part is not what I