People v. Williams CA2/6

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Prosecution Triston Taylor and appellant were in a long-term relationship and had two children together. In June 2012, Taylor was not living with appellant but often visited the apartment where she lived with their children and her eight-year-old daughter Aniyah. On the evening of June 2, 2012, Taylor called his friend Travis Dedeaux and said he had "busted [appellant] having an intimate conversation with her sister['s] baby daddy." Appellant was yelling and it sounded like she and Taylor were "tussling" over the phone. After the call was disconnected, Taylor called Dedeaux back and said, "[the] bitch just called 911 on me" and "want[s] me to hit her so I could go to jail." At Taylor's request, Dedeaux drove to appellant's apartment to pick him up. When Dedeaux arrived, Taylor was walking on the driveway and holding his chest. Taylor said, "call 911" and lay on the ground. As appellant was being taken to a police car in handcuffs, she lunged toward Taylor and yelled, "Get up n***er. I know you're faking it. Get up. Yes, I stabbed him." Marc Walker heard the argument from his apartment next door. Walker later went outside, looked over the…