People v. Gonzalez CA2/5

Facts On February 22, 2013, appellant’s mother, Bertha Gonzalez, sought and obtained a criminal protective order against appellant. The court ordered that appellant have no contact with Bertha, directly or through a third party, and not come within 100 yards of Bertha. According to Bertha, she obtained this order for her son’s safety, not her own. Bertha believed that Alexander was mentally ill and used drugs. She had tried and failed to get an emergency observational hold placed on appellant pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150. Law enforcement officers told Bertha her best course of action was to get a restraining order against appellant so that they could place appellant under arrest if necessary. On April 23, 2013, Bertha called 911. She told the 911 operators that appellant had grabbed a knife and had threatened her with it. The incident occurred inside Bertha’s trailer home, and Bertha fled outside to make the call. A recording of the 911 call was played for the jury. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Perkins responded to the 911 call, and spoke with Bertha. According to the deputy, Bertha said that she had agreed to give appellant a ride to…