People v. Townsend

Opinion

AISO, J.

Defendant James Lee Townsend was charged by information with having committed felony batteries upon Officers Everett Bentley (count I) and Andrew Heider (count II) in violation of Penal Code sections 242 and 243. 1 A jury found defendant guilty on count I, but not guilty on count II. Defendant’s motion for a new trial and request for probation were denied, and he was sentenced to state prison with the minimum term specified to be six months (Pen. Code, § 1202b). Defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction.

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