The People v. Lacy CA3

FACTS

In 2010 Clayton Denlay, Austin Langley, and Christopher Potts lived together in a house on Nevada Avenue in Oroville. About 9:30 p.m. on October 10, 2010, while Denlay‟s girlfriend Tessa Ralston was in the kitchen of the house making dinner, a man, later identified as defendant, and a woman, each armed with a firearm and wearing masks and head coverings, entered the house through the front door. Denlay was in the living room and Langley was in his bedroom. Defendant pointed his gun at Ralston and ordered, “Get the fuck on the ground.” Using tape, the woman bound Denlay‟s hands and feet and Ralston‟s hands. Defendant ordered the woman to look for others in the house. She found Langley in his bedroom, tied him up, and brought him into the living room, where defendant pointed his gun at both Denlay and Langley. Defendant demanded the victims‟ wallets, jewelry, car keys, and cell phones. The woman collected several items and put them in Ralston‟s purse. The woman returned Langley to his bedroom in order for him to retrieve the keys to his car. When Langley and the woman were in his bedroom, defendant head-butted Denlay. Denlay pushed defendant into a baby‟s playpen and told…