P. v. Lopez CA4/2
Meza was friends with defendant, Daniel Soto and the victim. On May 26, 2016, Meza rented a room in a house on Calle Zafiro in Indio. On that evening the victim and Soto both contacted Meza and said they wanted to come to his house to hang out. Soto wanted to bring some girls with him. After the victim arrived at Meza’s house, he called defendant. Defendant arrived at Meza’s house about 20 minutes later. Meza, the victim and defendant were all in Meza’s bedroom.
Meza, the victim and defendant were all getting along and talking. The victim and defendant both had guns that they were showing off to each other. The gun possessed by defendant would have taken .40- or .45-caliber bullets. There was no tension between the victim and defendant. Soto showed up about 10 minutes later. Soto looked into the room when he arrived; Meza indicated defendant was still in the room. Meza went with Soto to the kitchen. Defendant and the victim stayed in Meza’s room.
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