People v. Carvajal CA4/2

BACKGROUND

In April 2024, the People filed a first amended information charging Carvajal with

the murder of Flavio Camacho (§ 187, subd. (a)) and alleging that she personally used

and discharged a firearm resulting in great bodily injury and death (§§ 12022.5, subd. (a),

12022.53, subds. (b)-(d)).

At trial, the People called several witnesses, including Camacho’s wife (G.C.).

G.C. testified that she and Camacho had known Carvajal and Carvajal’s husband (B.C.)

for several years. G.C. and Camacho went to Carvajal’s home on the weekends, and

Carvajal was the godmother of their daughter.

G.C. testified that in December 2018, Carvajal borrowed $10,000 from Camacho.

Later that month, Carvajal borrowed another $5,000 from Camacho. The loan was

recorded in a notebook that Camacho kept in his closet.

On January 10, 2019, Camacho loaned Carvajal another $5,000. Camacho later

called B.C. and told him about the loan.

2 On January 11, 2019, Camacho returned home from work “late around 6:00 or

5:00” p.m. At about 7:00 p.m., Camacho’s phone rang. G.C. saw that it was Carvajal

calling and told Camacho not to answer it. Camacho answered the phone anyway, and

after a brief…