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FACTS

In September 2011, as Abdul Almaleki drove his daughter from a grocery store

parking lot in El Cajon, California, Salih approached Almaleki's truck, spat on the

window, insulted Almaleki and Almaleki's family, and challenged Almaleki to fight.

Almaleki tried to get away, but Salih ran to his own car and speedily followed Almaleki

out of the parking lot, stopping directly behind him at a nearby intersection. Hoping to

find police officers or security cameras, Almaleki drove into a neighboring courthouse

parking lot and remained there for approximately 15 minutes. Salih parked nearby,

waved a knife out his window, and said something Almaleki could not hear. Almaleki

drove to an adjacent police station parking lot, followed by Salih. Almaleki returned to

All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise specified. 2 the courthouse parking lot one or two minutes later. After approximately five minutes,

Almaleki noticed a passing police car and attempted to exit the parking lot to flag down

the officer. Salih partially blocked Almaleki by stopping in front of the parking lot exit,

but Almaleki maneuvered around Salih's car and…