People v. Uribe CA1/2

BACKGROUND

2009 Domestic Violence Conviction Involving Emily C. Uribe dated Emily C. for about three months ending in September of 2009. At the time, Emily C. lived in a condominium in San Jose with her mother, where Uribe spent “most days and nights.” Sometime after midnight on September 18, 2009, Uribe “was upset and intoxicated yelling at [Emily C.] saying something about cheating accusations.” Uribe began punching Emily C. on her face and body. He then grabbed her by the arm and dragged her into the bedroom. Uribe punched Emily C. on both sides of her head, on her abdomen, and on her ribs and hips. He then started to strangle her, at a “10” on a scale of 1 to 10, for 10 to 20 seconds. Emily C. began to feel “dizzy” and “lightheaded,” and her “vision was blurring.” She managed to break away from Uribe and ran into her mother’s bedroom where she and her mother barricaded the door with their bodies. Emily C. called her best friend,

2 who called 911. Uribe left before the police arrived. Emily C. sustained a black eye and multiple bruises on her ribs, abdomen, and neck. On October 28, 2009, Uribe pleaded no contest to a felony violation of Penal Code section 273.5, subdivision…