P. v. Santana

Filed 6/10/13 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S198324 v. ) ) Ct.App. 4/1 D059013 SERAFIN SANTANA, ) ) Riverside County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. RIF139207 ____________________________________) Penal Code1 section 203, which defines the offense of simple mayhem, provides that “[e]very person who unlawfully and maliciously deprives a human being of a member of his body, or disables, disfigures, or renders it useless, or cuts or disables the tongue, or puts out an eye, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, is guilty of mayhem.” Though…