People v. Coolidge CA4/3

FACTS

Rodriguez was living with his fiancée, Marlene Gonzalez, in a condominium (condo) in Fullerton. His condo had an attached garage that opened to an alley. One afternoon, Rodriguez took his dogs on a walk around the condo complex and then returned to his condo where he met up with his neighbor, Taylor Gasper, and Gasper’s brother-in-law. Gasper had a wiffle ball bat and wiffle ball, and the group began hitting the ball down the alley so the dogs could “fetch” it. While playing “fetch” with the dogs in the alley, the group noticed Coolidge approaching them on a bicycle. Rodriquez recognized Coolidge because Coolidge had been in the area several times in the past year. As Coolidge approached Rodriguez, Gasper, and Gasper’s brother-in-law in the alley, the group stopped the game of “fetch” and stepped to the side of the alley to allow Coolidge to ride past. Instead of riding by the group, Coolidge went out of his way to ride towards Gasper, and ultimately ran over his foot. With an aggressive tone, Coolidge asked Gasper, “‘Are you going to move the fuck out of my way?’” Gasper told Coolidge, “‘There’s plenty of room for you to go around, just go around.’” Coolidge then twice

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