P. v. Rollins CA1/5
On November 26, 2018, defendant was charged with making a criminal threat (Pen. Code, § 422, subd. (a); count 1) and false imprisonment by violence (§§ 236, 237; count 2). As to both counts, it was alleged defendant personally used a firearm (§ 12022.5, subd. (a)). A jury trial revealed the following facts.
I. Prosecution’s Case.
Defendant lived with the victim and her young daughter from 2015 to 2017 in a single-family home in Richmond. Their relationship was marred by several incidents of violence. One time, defendant became enraged when the victim’s cousin knocked too loudly on the door. After the cousin left, defendant demanded that the victim and her daughter get in the car so that he could take them to the victim’s uncle’s house. Both females were scared and did not want to go. During the drive, defendant threatened to shoot at the house and, later, threatened to kill the victim.
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