P. v. Hidalgo CA4/2
Sometime between the late evening of November 19, 2019 and the early morning of the following day, the victim was beaten and bound with an extension cord while his assailants stole various items from his home and took his car. Over the course of the investigation and at trial, the victim gave a number of accounts that conflicted on certain details, including the precise time the home invasion took place. Hidalgo’s defense at trial was that he couldn’t have been one of the assailants because he was in police custody for nearly 12 hours on November 20, 2019—from about 3:45 a.m. to about 3:00 p.m.
A. Prosecution’s Case
The victim, who is 5'7'' and in his 60s, lives in Hesperia with his wife and son, neither of whom was home when the incident occurred. The victim was acquainted with Hidalgo (who is in his 30s) through his daughter, Rachel, and had spent time with him on a few previous occasions.
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