P. v. Pierre CA2/3
Courtney Darrel Pierre appeals from a judgment entered after a jury verdict. Our review is under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.
An amended information charged Pierre with felony vandalism for damage over $400 (Pen. Code, § 594, subd. (a); count 1) and misdemeanor injuring a child’s parent (§ 273.5, subd. (a); count 2). Pierre pleaded not guilty to both counts and the matter proceeded to a jury trial.
At trial, the prosecution called the victim, the victim’s sister, and the investigating officer to testify. According to the victim, she and Pierre had been in a relationship for approximately seven to eight years and had two children together. Pierre never lived with the victim and their relationship ended in December 2016.
On the evening of April 17, 2018, Pierre went to the victim’s apartment unannounced while the children and victim were home. He entered the apartment without the victim’s permission and became upset when he discovered another man in the victim’s bedro
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