People v. Canoflores CA1/2

BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background Canoflores and Elsa Marcelina Jochola Lopez met in 2018 and developed a romantic relationship. They lived together in Lopez’s apartment, though they repeatedly argued and Canoflores would stay elsewhere, then return. Lopez’s adult children also lived in the apartment.

1 A. July 3, 2021 On July 3, 2021, Lopez and Canoflores were arguing about Canoflores wanting to be paid back for his portion of the rent. Lopez testified1 that she did not want to give Canoflores the money because he was drunk, and she thought they would “patch things up” the next day. Canoflores called the police. Lopez told the responding officer, Kevin Mooney, that at around 3:00 a.m., Canoflores had picked her up and tied her up, put her in the shower, and removed her pants and stuffed them in her mouth; she was tied up and gagged for three hours. Lopez refused the police officer’s offer of shelter. B. August 16-17, 2021 On August 16, 2021, Lopez and Canoflores were mad at each other, and he was living somewhere else. Around dawn, Lopez was in bed and Canoflores came in, hit her on the side of her head with a closed fist and with an open hand, and grabbed her hair “really…