People v. Odish CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Odish’s Relationship with B.T. Odish began dating B.T. in 2021. The two lived together in an apartment for about eight months and then in various hotels. B.T. has struggled with drug addiction since she was a teenager and has been in and out of jail because of the addiction. Her “drug of choice” is fentanyl, which she used “often” and “regularly.” When she used fentanyl, she experienced auditory and visual hallucinations that caused her to make false accusations against family members. Odish disapproved of B.T.’s fentanyl use and got upset when she used it. B. The Parking Lot Incident On August 31, 2022, S.M. was driving to El Cajon when he saw B.T. waving and stopped to help her. She asked for a ride to El Cajon, and he agreed to give her one. During the ride, B.T. asked whether she “could do drugs,” and when S.M. said, “sure, no problem,” she smoked something on foil through a straw. B.T. then asked S.M. to take her back to where he had picked her up so that she could retrieve a bag. S.M. drove her to a retail store and parked in the lot. B.T. exited the car to retrieve the bag, and when she returned she was on the phone arguing with somebody.…