People v. Meneses CA5

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Jeffery Pereira Meneses was convicted after jury trial of making criminal threats, stalking, vandalism, resisting an officer, evading an officer and throwing a substance at a vehicle; two out-on-bail enhancements were found true. (Pen. Code, §§ 422, 646.9, subd. (a), 594, subd. (b)(1), 148, subd. (a)(1) (misdemeanor), 12022.1, subd. (b); Veh. Code, §§ 2800.2, subd. (a), 23110, subd. (b).)1 He was sentenced to an aggregate term of four years eight months imprisonment. Appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion by granting the prosecution’s consolidation motion. He also contends there is insufficient evidence to support the criminal threats and stalking counts. Neither contention is persuasive. The judgment will be affirmed.

FACTS

I. Prosecution Evidence.

Monique Short testified that beginning around 2007 she had a three-year romantic relationship with appellant and they had a child together. They frequently argued and were each arrested for domestic violence. After the relationship ended, they remained in contact to coparent their child. Short began communicating with and dating other men. She and Joshua Rouse interacted on social…