People v. Sanchez CA2/8

STATEMENT OF FACTS

1. Prosecution Evidence Around midnight on September 30, 2012, Michael C. and Christopher H. were walking through the Four Winds apartment complex in Whittier to meet with Michael C.’s friend. They had jumped the wall at the back of the complex. As they were walking through the complex, Christopher H. heard a whistle behind them. He turned around and saw appellant. Appellant was holding a bottle in his right hand. He said to them, “You guys look like little bangers.” Christopher H. replied, “Nah, we don’t bang, like.” Appellant then asked, “Well, where you from and who are you?” Christopher H. replied, “I’m Exile,” and said he was from a tagging crew. Appellant said, “All right.” It was quiet for a moment, and then appellant struck Christopher H. in the face with the bottle. Christopher H. spun around and was knocked to the ground. Christopher H. heard appellant say, “Shadow. . . . This is my hood.” Christopher H. felt a “huge gap” in his face and he was “bleeding everywhere.” He was taken to the hospital where approximately 140 stitches were required to close the wound on his face. Christopher H. suffered nerve damage as a result of the injury. Prior to this…