Opinion ID: 2624500
Heading Depth: 6
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Assault on William Hanson and Johnnie Christiansen

Text: On October 8, 1980, defendant assaulted San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies William Hanson and Johnnie Christiansen in his cell at the San Diego County Jail. Defendant refused to get out of bed to come to court. When one of the deputies pulled off defendant's blanket, defendant leaped up, backed into the corner and assumed a fighting stance with his arms and fists raised. He told the deputies, If you want . . . me to go to court you're going to have to take me to court. The deputies grabbed defendant, forced him out of the cell and up against a wall, and placed waist and leg chains on him. Defendant resisted and struggled before the officers gained control. As the deputies led defendant down the hall, he continued to resist and spat on Hanson's face.