P. v. Purdy
Defendant Helen Sophia Purdy slashed open the leg of a man who was standing outside a bar with a group of people. The gash was 14 inches long and penetrated nearly to the bone, gaping open four inches wide. Defendant entered a negotiated plea of no contest to assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, 245, subd. (a)(1); further section references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified) and other charges were dismissed, including those in a separate case against defendant.
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