P. v. Harris CA2/5
In February 2018, defendant broke into the victim’s apartment around 3:00 a.m. Defendant threatened the victim with a knife from her kitchen. After she gave him the cash she had in a nightstand, defendant held a knife to her neck and sexually assaulted her. He massaged her breast and vagina, asked for a condom, and pressed his erection against her body. The victim believed defendant was about to rape her. When defendant briefly moved the knife away from her neck, the victim fought defendant with her fists and feet (and eventually with objects in her home). Defendant slashed at the victim with the knife, causing multiple lacerations and serious injury to her head, arm, and hand. After struggling with the victim, defendant fled the apartment.
2. Police Investigation
Police investigated and found defendant’s fingerprints on the window through which the assailant had entered. A trail of blood led out of the victim’s apartment and onto the street.
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