People v. Baker CA2/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Offense Conduct, as Established by the Evidence at Trial Sally S. (Sally) was driving her cousin, James R. (James), to his home in Burbank on June 11, 2023. Around 1:38 p.m., Sally stopped at a red light at the intersection of San Fernando Boulevard and Grismer Avenue. As depicted in video from a traffic camera maintained by Burbank’s Department of Public Works, defendant pulled his car away from a nearby street curb and struck Sally’s rear bumper. Sally and defendant both got out of their cars; James initially remained in Sally’s car but he later exited the car when a confrontation ensued. Sally asked defendant for his driver’s license and insurance information. Defendant replied, “You’re really going to try to get a few bucks off of me, you hungry ass bitch?” Sally replied, “Are you serious? You just rear-ended me.” Defendant said he was serious and called Sally “dumb bitch,” “fat bitch,” and “stupid bitch.” James then got out of Sally’s car and told defendant to stop calling Sally names. According to Sally and James, defendant approached James and “press[ed] up against” him or

2 got “into [his] face.” Sally heard defendant say “he had his gun in his…