P. v. Ilsung
A jury convicted defendant Victory Ilsung of attempted murder with premeditation (Pen. Code, 664/187; subsequent undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code), mayhem ( 203), corporal injury to a former cohabitant resulting in a traumatic condition ( 273.5, subd. (a)), battery on a person he had been dating ( 243, subd. (e)(1)), and assault ( 240), while sustaining allegations of great bodily injury ( 12022.7, subd. (e)), personal use of a weapon ( 12022, subd. (b)(1)), and a prior strike ( 667, subds. (a), (b)-(i)). The court sentenced defendant to 24 years to life in prison. On appeal, we reversed the conviction, finding the trial court violated defendants due process right to represent himself at trial (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [45 L.Ed.2d 562] (Faretta)).
On retrial, the jury convicted defendant of attempted murder with premeditation, mayhem, corporal injury to a former cohabitant resulting in a traumatic condition, and battery on a person he had been dating, and sustained the great bodily injury and personal use of a weapon allegations. Defendant admitted the strike allegation, and the court sentenced him to 25 years to life.
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