People v. Williams CA3

introduction of evidence of defendant’s prior armed robbery conviction. We accept the People’s concession that one of defendant’s hit-and-run convictions must be stricken. The judgment is otherwise affirmed.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 15, 2021, about 11:00 p.m., a group of seven teenagers—B.D., S.P., K.F., K.M., J.O., M.B., and E.D.1—were walking on the Sundial Bridge in Redding. They were laughing and talking amongst themselves. Just before getting off the bridge, M.B. made a joke about urinating off the bridge when he was younger, and J.O. joked about urinating on people below. Defendant and his girlfriend (later identified as S.S.), who were below the bridge, heard the joke. A heated exchange of words ensued between defendant and/or S.S. and members of the group of teenagers. Defendant walked up from under the bridge, followed by S.S., and confronted the group. More words were exchanged, until defendant or S.S. called B.D., who is mixed race, the “N word,” which elicited an angry response from him. Physically, the confrontation initially involved just pushing and shoving. Then S.S. threw a beer that struck a member of the group, and the confrontation…