People v. Salcido CA2/4

FACTS

A. Prosecution Evidence Felipe Chavez testified that in 2010, he rented a house from appellant located at 820 Ahern Drive in La Puente. In or about October 2010, appellant evicted him. Chavez began living on a nearby street, but had no contact with appellant until the underlying incident. According to Chavez, on October 14, 2011, he parked his vehicle at his sister-in-law‟s house, which was near the house at 820 Ahern Drive. He left the vehicle there, and someone else gave him a ride to work. After work, he was dropped off at his sister-in-law‟s house. He left the key to his vehicle with his wife, who was visiting his sister-in-law, and walked toward his own residence. As Chavez passed the house at 820 Ahern Drive, he saw appellant in the driveway. Appellant called Chavez a “wetback,” and began punching him. When Chavez defended himself, appellant went to his garage to get a bat. Upon seeing the bat, Chavez ran toward his sister-in-law‟s house. Appellant followed Chavez, but was unable to catch him. Appellant then hit Chavez‟s vehicle repeatedly with his bat. Chavez then saw Juan Sanchez, who lived across the street from Chavez‟s sister-in-law, speak to appellant. Appellant…