People v. Donley CA5

FACTS

The Trial Donley was Angela Floyd’s ex-fiancé and was involved in a relationship with her for almost three years. By January 2013, the relationship had ended and Floyd was living alone in Ahwahnee, in a studio apartment that was attached to the garage of a house belonging to Marius Crisan, a retired police sergeant. On January 17, 2013, Donley made several calls to Floyd during which he told her he wanted to take Floyd a file cabinet that belonged to her. Floyd told him not to come over, that she did not want to be with him anymore, and that he was not welcome on the property. Nevertheless, at around noon that day, Donley drove his truck to see Floyd. Crisan overheard Donley arguing with Floyd in her room and told him to leave, which he eventually did. At approximately 1:00 p.m., Donley returned to Floyd’s residence with her file cabinet in the back of his truck and pushed the cabinet off the truck. As Donley yelled at Floyd through a closed door, Crisan again confronted Donley and told him to leave. Donley replied, “Are you going to make me go, old man?” Crisan replied, “Well, if I have to, I will.” Donley got angrier and started walking toward Crisan, which prompted…