P. v. Foster CA4/1
A jury found Darren Edward Foster guilty of one count of willful infliction of corporal injury upon a spouse or cohabitant (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)) and one count of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4)). As to both counts, the jury also made true findings that Foster intended to cause great bodily injury. (§§ 667, subd. (e)(2)(C)(iii), 1170.12, subd. (c)(2)(C)(iii).) Foster admitted prior convictions, including two prior strikes (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, 668), and the trial court sentenced him to an indeterminate prison term of 25 years to life.
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