People v. Mondragon CA2/4

Filed 11/8/22 P. v. Mondragon CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE, B316806 (Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. PA095095)

v.

MAURILO MONDRAGON,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, David Walgren, Judge. Affirmed. John L. Staley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

In August 2020, defendant Maurilo Mondragon was charged by felony complaint with two counts of willful infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a); counts 1-2),1 and one count of forcible oral copulation (§ 287, subd. (c)(2)(A); count 3). At his preliminary hearing on December 3, 2020, defendant pled no contest to one count of willful infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.2 He was sentenced to four years in state prison, execution of which was suspended. The court placed defendant on formal probation for four years subject to various terms and conditions, including a requirement that he complete a 52-week domestic violence counseling program. At a court appearance on March 25, 2021, defendant admitted he had violated the terms of his probation by failing to consistently report to probation, and failing to enroll in a domestic violence counseling program. The court accepted the admission, found defendant in violation of probation, and revoked and reinstated probation. In April 2021, the probation department reported that defendant had enrolled in a domestic violence counseling program. Defendant’s probation was again revoked on July 27, 2021, for failure to report to probation and personally appear in court. The court issued a bench warrant, and on November 2, 2021, defendant was remanded. At a probation violation hearing the same day, the court