People v. Jones CA4/3

FACTS

Witnesses at trial included Chau Minh Nguyen, who resided at a home in Garden Grove, California (the Residence), and four police officers who played roles in

1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 observing the conduct of defendant and/or investigating the incident at issue. Defendant did not testify or call any witnesses in his defense. On May 18, 2011, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Detective Marc King of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was near the Residence. He observed a vehicle along the curb in front of the Residence. Two individuals, defendant and a Hispanic man, were inside the vehicle. Defendant walked toward the front porch, where he remained for a minute or two, before walking to the side of the Residence and hopping over a wrought iron fence. Three to five minutes later, defendant returned to the front yard and ran to his vehicle. Defendant was holding “a black pry bar in his left hand with a yellow tip on it.” Defendant sat in the front passenger seat and the vehicle drove away at a high rate of speed. Police cars pursued defendant and his companion until they were detained on Interstate 605. The pry bar and a police scanner, recovered…