P. v. Russell
Michael John Russell entered a negotiated guilty plea to assault with a semiautomatic firearm (Pen. Code, 245,[1]subd. (b)) and corporal injury to a cohabitant ( 273.5, subd. (a)). Russell also admitted he personally used a firearm in the commission of the assault count. ( 12022.5, subd. (a).) The plea bargain called for dismissal of the remaining 10 counts, including eight felonies, and a sentencing lid of 11 years.
After denying probation, the trial court sentenced Russell to a 10 year prison term.
The trial court denied Russell's request for a certificate of probable cause.
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