People v. Sims CA2/6

Facts Yvette Lopez lived across the street from King Taco, a fast food restaurant in Lynwood. At about 10:50 a.m. on January 3, 2013, Lopez heard Bryanna Warren screaming for help. When she looked out her front window, Lopez saw appellant screaming at Warren who was walking backwards, away from him. Appellant grabbed Warren's arm and began pulling her toward the back of the parking lot. Warren struggled to get away from appellant. At one point, she was on the ground, being dragged by him. Lopez saw appellant hit Warren in the face, with a closed fist. She called 911. Lillie Bills arrived at the King Taco around the same time. As Bills was retrieving her wallet from the trunk of her car, she heard Warren screaming for help. When she looked up, she saw Warren walking backward as appellant walked toward her. Appellant hit Warren about three times with a closed fist. Bills could hear Warren saying, "Don't hit me. Don't hit me." Bills went inside the restaurant. When she saw that no one inside seemed to be aware of the incident, she went back outside to get her cell phone from her car. Initially, Bills could not see appellant and Warren. She heard Warren scream again and…