P.
P. v. Johnson CA2/5
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
We view the facts in the light most favorable to the judgment. Defendant and Makeisha H. were living with Makeisha‟s mother, Cecilia T., and her boyfriend, Jeffrey C., in Cecilia‟s apartment in November of 2011. On November 20, 2011, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Cecilia and Jeffrey went into the living room. Defendant was threatening Makeisha with an approximately 14- inch long knife, taken from Cecilia‟s kitchen. He told Makeisha he was going to carve her “in pieces.” He added, “[a]nd when I‟m finished with you, Makeisha, I‟m going to do your mother. I‟m gonna get her next.” Cecilia told defendant she was not afraid of him. Makeisha ran around the living room and told defendant to stop. At one point, defendant punched Makeisha in the jaw. She cried, “Mama, he‟s gonna cut me.” Cecilia ran behind defendant and told him not to hurt her daughter. Jeffrey got between defendant and Cecilia and told defendant to put the knife away. Defendant complied after five or ten minutes. Sometime before noon the same day, defendant and Makeisha left the apartment. They returned to the apartment, and between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m., defendant again attacked Makeisha, putting her in a chokehold,…