People v. Willis CA3

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

THE PEOPLE, C079365

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 14F04757)

v.

ANTWOINE WILLIS,

Defendant and Appellant.

Following a jury trial in which defendant Antoine Willis was convicted of domestic violence, the trial court sustained two strike allegations and sentenced him to eight years in state prison. Defendant’s appointed counsel has asked this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment. We provide the following brief

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description of the facts and procedural history of the case. (See People v. Kelly (2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, 110, 124.) I. BACKGROUND Defendant and Germina Jackson met in 2005. Their daughter was born in July 2006. Defendant and Jackson had an on-and-off again romantic relationship over the years. Defendant and Jackson had several violent incidents over the course of their relationship. In early May 2006, defendant and Jackson got into an argument that escalated into physical violence. Jackson tried to walk out the front door, but defendant grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back. He then grabbed Jackson by the neck, pinned her against a wall, struck her on the head with a closed fist about 10 times, and strangled her for about 10 or 15 seconds. Jackson sustained a fractured left temple and bruising around the eye. She had headaches at the site of the fracture. As a result of the attack, defendant was convicted of felony assault likely to produce great bodily injury with a sustained allegation of causing great bodily injury. In February 2007, defendant lived part-time with Jackson and their daughter in Hayward. One day defendant got angry with Jackson because another man said he had slept with her. Defendant struck Jackson in the head two to three times with her purse and left. Jackson was afraid of defendant and thought he might return, so her friend Corine came over and drove Jackson and their baby away. Defendant caught up with them on the Dumbarton Bridge, driving Jackson’s car. He cut in front of them after the tollbooth, walked up to Corine’s car, broke the driver’s side window with his fist and told Corine to get out. Corine got out and drove off in a stranger’s car. Defendant then opened the back door, attempted to grab the baby, and punched Jackson. Jackson got out of Corine’s car with the baby. Defendant forced them to get into Jackson’s car and drove off with them. As he drove, defendant punched Jackson and told her that she was not going to be with anyone but him. He continued to drive around for 30 to 45 minutes.