P. v. Lucas
Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pleaded no contest to two countsinflicting corporal injury on a spouse and parent of his child (Pen. Code, 273.5, subd. (a))[1] and inflicting injury on a child ( 273a, subd. (b))with the understanding that two remaining counts would be dismissed. The trial court subsequently sentenced defendant to three years in state prison, suspended execution of sentence, and placed defendant on probation for the two counts to which defendant pleaded no contest. The court failed to dispose of the remaining counts. On appeal, defendant contends those remaining counts should be dismissed pursuant to the plea bargain.
Court agree and will direct the trial court to dismiss the remaining two counts. As so modified, Court affirm the judgment.
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