People v. Whitlatch CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Facts

On August 15, 2018, J.D. worked at a Panda Express located in Stockton, California. He finished work at 1:46 a.m.

2 Videos taken from the area around the Panda Express show what happened in the next four minutes. First, J.D. approached his car, a gold Honda Accord. K.N., a juvenile, then approached J.D., pointing a gun. K.N. and the victim walked around the parking lot in the area of the car for a short time, then, after a little over a minute and a half, the defendant, then aged 16, walked into the view of the camera. J.D. looked like he was trying to leave and get away from K.N. and the defendant, and at one point, he flinched as if he had been hit in the head. Both K.N. and the defendant appeared to be blocking J.D.’s attempts to leave, including after J.D. flinched. Then, while both K.N. and the defendant were standing close to J.D., J.D. collapsed to the ground, and he remained motionless for the remainder of the video. The defendant then could no longer be seen in the videos, his actions perhaps blocked from view by a column. K.N. took something from J.D.’s pocket, probably keys to J.D.’s car, got in the car and drove off. Police…