People v. Young CA2/5

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY4

A. Facts

In mid-April of 2011, Young moved into her godmother’s house. She met Thomas at a nearby liquor store on or about April 15, 2011. Young initially thought Thomas was approaching her to sell her drugs. The two ran into each other again in the neighborhood after that and quickly became friendly. Young’s godmother told her not the get involved with Thomas. Young’s godmother was wary of Thomas because she had a previous confrontation with him. Young’s godmother also knew Thomas to be violent. She said Thomas “was a woman beater and a bad person.” Thomas had beaten a woman who

4 The facts are taken from Young’s May 2011 police interrogation, her April 2012 preliminary hearing, her June 2013 proffer interview, and her February 2016 testimony at Thomas’s trial. Although the trial court did not specify which documents were admitted into evidence at the evidentiary hearing, the parties agree that these were the sources the court considered in making its ruling. From our review of the transcripts of the hearing, that appears to be correct. In light of the parties’ agreement, our own review of the transcript of the evidentiary hearing, and the…