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BACKGROUND

Defendant’s 14-month-old son Ryan died at Kaiser Hospital on the morning of November 14, 2009, a little less than 24 hours after firefighters and paramedics first arrived at defendant’s apartment in North Hollywood in response to a 911 call. (Date references pertain to 2009.) Defendant was in the street and appeared to be panicked and extremely emotional. She directed the firefighters and paramedics to her apartment. Firefighter Marvin Toledo testified that when he ran into the apartment, he saw a man, later identified as Ryan’s father, Roger Shackelford, kneeling next to a baby, attempting to administer “rescue breathing.” Shackleford stepped aside for the rescue team. Toledo testified that Ryan was not breathing, his pupils were dilated and fixed, he was pale or yellowish, and his stomach was bruised and appeared distended. Paramedic Kuniyuki Kasahara testified he saw two half-inch bruises on Ryan’s abdomen. Paramedic Robert Barocas testified he overheard defendant say Ryan had been vomiting throughout the night. Toledo did not see any signs of vomiting in the apartment or on Ryan. Toledo scooped Ryan up and ran to the ambulance, which took Ryan to St. Joseph’s…