P. v. Hill CA4/3
Early one morning in 2003, 77-year-old Cecil Warren was found lying in the fetal position next to his van in a Huntington Beach parking lot. His face was bloody and swollen, and when the police arrived on the scene, he said he had been “jumped” and “beaten up.” He was taken to the hospital, where he soon lapsed into a coma and was placed on life support. Roughly four years later, he died from bronchopneumonia that was brought about by an infection from his feeding tube.
Appellant was connected to the incident via surveillance cameras and DNA. When interviewed by investigators, he said he and McKinney spotted Warren’s van in the parking lot after they had been out drinking. Because the van was open and no one was around it, they decided to go “fuck around” with it. As they were poking around inside the van, Warren appeared and asked them what they were doing. Appellant responded by punching Warren in the face.
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