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Filed 8/8/13 P. v. McNamara CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Tehama) ----

THE PEOPLE, C072196

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. NRC82003)

v.

EDWARD EUGENE MCNAMARA,

Defendant and Appellant.

This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). On May 25, 2011, the victim rented a motel room and shared it with Torijean Bess and Bess’s young son, who the victim had recently met. At the motel, the victim and Bess met another couple, Ashley Turner and Heath Chaffin, who, along with their child, occupied the room two doors down. After the victim and Bess drank with Turner and Chaffin most of the afternoon, the victim decided to pay for $100 worth of methamphetamine and…