People v. Centenomiranda CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS

In 2019, K.L. was living with her family and 87-year-old grandmother C.L. in a rear dwelling unit that is attached to her parent’s home in Garden Grove. The unit has a private entrance that is accessible only by walking through a side gate and traversing a pathway on the side of the house. Having suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed, C.L. could not speak or walk at the time this case arose. She slept in a medical bed that had a safety railing, and if she had to use the bathroom or wanted to move about the house, someone would have to lift her out of bed and put her into her wheelchair. On the night of June 27, 2019, K.L. put C.L. to bed and went to sleep around 10:00 p.m. However, a few hours later, K.L. heard C.L. making noise, so she got up to check on her. K.L. discovered C.L. in her wheelchair in the kitchen with defendant. Having removed C.L.’s pants, defendant was kneeling in front of her with his pants downs and his head in her pelvis area. K.L. screamed for her husband, and together they grabbed defendant and wrestled him outside. Defendant fought back and struggled to get away, but K.L. and her family managed to subdue him until the…