People v. Williamson CA3

BACKGROUND

The events that gave rise to defendant’s convictions are summarized in People v. Williamson (June 10, 2015, C073738) (nonpub. opn.) (Williamson). Although we do not

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 rely on the factual summary in Williamson to conduct our review, we recount some background facts to provide context. In October 2009, defendant began dating Daniel K. (Daniel). Daniel drove a route from Sacramento to Redding and Williams delivering prescription medications. Defendant began driving that route with him and sharing his paycheck. At the end of November 2009, defendant moved to Redding, and in January 2010, she renewed a dating relationship with her former boyfriend Robert Lee James IV (James). On January 7, 2010, defendant suggested to James they rob Daniel on his route. James refused. The following day, defendant told James that Daniel was threatening her family. She told James to get a gun; he got a semiautomatic firearm from his father’s bedroom and defendant loaded bullets into the magazine. Initially, defendant carried the gun, but James took it from her and held it while defendant drove him around looking for Daniel. When…