People v. Grossman CA2/5

FACTS

A. Events Before the Collision

1. Background

In September 2020, Grossman was in a romantic relationship with Scott Erickson. Grossman’s husband, Dr. Peter Grossman, was aware of the relationship. The Grossmans had two residences. Grossman sometimes stayed in the house where her husband resided in Hidden Hills. At other times Grossman lived with Erickson in the Grossman’s Westlake Village home, which was on Bowsprit Circle off of Triunfo Canyon Road on Westlake Lake.

2 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436 (Miranda).

3 Between September 20, 2019, and September 29, 2020, Grossman placed 7,533 calls and texts utilizing the cell towers in the general area of the crime scene, which was less than a mile from Grossman’s Bowsprit residence.

2. Mark Hair

On September 29, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Mark Hair and his wife invited Grossman to come to their home in Westlake Village. Grossman had called Hair’s wife and asked her to meet Grossman and Erickson at Julio’s Agave Grill, but the Hairs were already making dinner, so they asked Grossman to come to their house and have a drink instead. When Grossman arrived, Hair made her a margarita containing a shot of…