People v. White CA4/2

BACKGROUND

I. The trial

In December 2018, Rue Mann was working as a UPS delivery driver. White was

working as a night watchman at Two Springs RV Resort (Two Springs). Mann delivered

a package to Two Springs one night while White was working. White opened the gate to

2 allow Mann to drive into the community, which he did. Mann parked, got out of the

vehicle, and handed White a package.

Mann reentered the truck and started organizing items in the back of the truck for

his next delivery. White approached the truck and told Mann two times that he needed to

leave. Mann responded, “[C]hill the fuck out.” According to Mann, White then entered

the truck, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at Mann. White acted like a “madman,”

screaming and yelling, “I’ll fucking kill you, you never fucking talk to me like that.”

White repeatedly threatened to kill Mann. Mann apologized and begged for his life.

Mann walked backward further into the back of the truck and fell over a box, with White

pursuing him. White held the gun approximately eight inches away from Mann’s face.

White allowed Mann to get up but “[s]tarted going crazy again.” Mann turned around

and started praying. White…