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Modification: People v. Waxlax

Ruling by

Marsha G. Slough

Lower Court

Riverside County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

James S. Hawkins
Defendant's dual convictions for assault were improper because they were two convictions of the same offense stemming from the same act.



Court

California Courts of Appeal 4DCA/2

Cite as

2021 DJDAR 13049

Published

Dec. 27, 2021

Filing Date

Dec. 23, 2021

Opinion Type

Modification

Disposition Type

Vacated (in whole or part)

Case Fully Briefed

Oct. 29, 2020


THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

CHARLES KENNETH WAXLAX,

Defendant and Appellant.

 

 

No. E074347

(Super.Ct.No. INF1600362)

California Courts of Appeal

Fourth Appellate District

Division Two

Filed December 23, 2021

 

 

 

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

AND DENYING PETITION FOR

REHEARING

[NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

 

 

The petition for rehearing is denied. The opinion filed in this matter on December 9, 2021, is modified as follows:

 

In the first sentence of the last paragraph on page 13, add the words "base term" before the word "punishment" so that the sentence reads as follows:

 

On balance, given the history of section 245, the legislative history of the 2011 amendment, and the fact that force-likely and deadly weapon assault carry the same base term punishment, we conclude they are different statements of the same offense when they are based on the same criminal act.

 

Except for this modification, the opinion remains unchanged. The modification does not affect a change in the judgment.

 

 

SLOUGH

J.

 

We concur:

McKINSTER

Acting P. J.

MENETREZ

J.

 

 

 

 

 

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