People v. Joachim CA1/4

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The underlying facts leading to the jury’s verdict are as follows: On February 16, 2011, Catherine Woodward returned to her home in San Ramon at around 1:45 p.m. She had locked the doors before she left, but had left the window in the downstairs office slightly open. When she entered her house, her dog was barking ferociously, which was unusual. She then heard a noise upstairs that sounded like someone was opening and closing drawers. She thought it was her son and proceeded to go upstairs. As she was walking up the stairs, defendant came out of her bedroom and ran towards her. Woodward said, “[W]hat the fuck are you doing in my house?” Defendant kept running toward her so she reached up to stop him and pushed his chest. Defendant grabbed Woodward by the shoulders and slammed her hard against the wall. Defendant ran out of the house toward the elementary school at the end of the street. Woodward chased after him, screaming, “stop that man.” Officer Montemayor, who was parked across the street from the elementary school, saw defendant and Woodward running. Montemayor detained defendant who was carrying a latex glove. Montemayor testified that latex gloves are…