Legal Opinion
Williams v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2001No. B148802PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NOTT, Acting P. J.
We find that a conviction under Penal Code section 245, subdivision (a)(1) for an assault with intent to create great bodily injury is not a serious felony within the meaning of Penal Code section 1192.7, subdivision (c)(31), when it is not an “assault with a deadly weapon, firearm, machinegun, assault weapon, or semiautomatic firearm or assault on a peace officer or firefighter.” Accordingly, we grant the petition for writ of mandate.
Introduction
The “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (b)(i)), 1 requires that a defendant who is convicted of a…
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