P. v. McNamara
This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).
On May 25, 2011, the victim rented a motel room and shared it with Torijean Bess and Bess’s young son, who the victim had recently met. At the motel, the victim and Bess met another couple, Ashley Turner and Heath Chaffin, who, along with their child, occupied the room two doors down. After the victim and Bess drank with Turner and Chaffin most of the afternoon, the victim decided to pay for $100 worth of methamphetamine and Turner knew where to buy it. Turner and Bess left to buy the drugs. During the drive, Bess told Turner the victim just borrowed a lot of money ($2,000) from his grandfather and bought a prepaid credit card. Bess wanted some of the money. They stopped so Turner could visit with William Bishop in order to buy the drugs but Bishop did not have any.
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