People v. Robertson CA3

BACKGROUND

Both defendant and R.W.2 had a prior romantic relationship with J.C. R.W. and J.C. met in 2009 or 2010, and shared several children together. They co-parented their children after the romantic relationship ended. Defendant met R.W. for the first time between February and October 2010, when R.W. was outside defendant’s apartment; R.W. was “raisin’ a fuss” with J.C. and waving a knife around. As she swung the knife around, R.W. said to defendant, “ ‘Bitch, I’ll ‘F’ you up.’ ” Eventually R.W. left the apartment complex and said, “ ‘Good luck.’ ” J.C. dated defendant in approximately 2011. R.W. was pregnant with J.C.’s child around the time J.C. dated defendant. R.W. did not know J.C. was dating defendant while she was pregnant; she found out after their relationship ended. R.W. and defendant communicated back and forth on text and cellphone calls to “mess” with each other about J.C. In 2011 or 2012, R.W. hit defendant, giving her a black eye. Defendant and J.C. stopped dating in 2012, although defendant made some prank calls to J.C.’s cellphone for a while afterwards. Defendant and J.C. did not maintain any type of relationship after 2012. In the late afternoon of July 2,…