Norman

Jonathan Norman was convicted of stalking, with allegations that he had suffered two prior strikes and served one prior prison term found true. In the published portion of this opinion, we reject Norman’s contention that, to constitute stalking in violation of Penal Code section 646.9, the victim’s fear must be contemporaneous with the stalker’s threats and harassment. In the unpublished portion of this opinion, we reject Norman’s remaining claims of error.

Facts

On June 23, 1997, Steven Spielberg (the victim) left his Pacific Palisades residence and flew to Ireland, where he was joined by his wife and children. On June 29, Norman drove a rented Jeep Cherokee to Spielberg’s residence and pushed the intercom button at the gate. When Steven Lopez (a security guard) came to the gate, Norman said he worked for Spielberg’s partner, David Geffen, and demanded to see Spielberg. Lopez knew the Spielbergs were out of town and told Norman to leave. Norman glared at Lopez, then left. Several days later, Norman drove a friend (Charles Markovich) by Spielberg’s home, opened his “day planner” and showed Markovich a photograph of Spielberg’s head affixed to a photo of a naked male…