People v. Cano CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Cano and K.M. began dating in 2020, when they were both 16. They broke up in the spring of 2021 after about a year of dating but continued to engage in occasional sexual relations. On June 10, 2022, while they were cuddling on Cano’s bed after one such occasion, K.M. noticed a pair of earrings—not hers—on Cano’s nightstand. The earrings made K.M. upset and jealous. She asked Cano whose earrings they were. He said he did not know. K.M. did not believe Cano, so she continued asking him—more than 20 times—whose earrings they were. Cano repeated he did not know. At trial, Cano and K.M. recounted different versions of what happened next. According to K.M., she got off the bed, called her father to come pick her up, and headed for the bedroom door. Cano stopped her from leaving by standing in the bedroom doorway and grabbing her shoulders. He said he wanted to talk. K.M. just repeated her question about the earrings and, eventually, Cano let her leave the bedroom. K.M. left the house only to discover the gated area in front of the house was locked. K.M. went back into

2 the house and asked Cano to unlock the gate. Cano again tried to talk to K.M., but she did not…