People v. Quesenberry CA1/2

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At the time of the offenses, Leona Stoll, appellant’s 85-year-old mother, who walked with a cane due to difficulty maintaining her balance, was receiving medical treatment for heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis. Appellant, who had been living in Stoll’s home for about a year, had lived with her on and off for 10 years and was aware of her poor health. On April 21, 2014, Stoll told appellant she wanted his friends, who she disliked and came there to drink, to leave the house. After she and appellant argued about this, she went to her bedroom to pack her bags to leave and appellant followed her into her room. Stoll related what next happened to Clearlake Police Officer Elvis Cook, who responded to her call for police assistance. As Stoll was taking clothes out of a dresser in her bedroom, appellant grabbed her by the hair near her forehead and shoved her forcefully to the floor, causing her to fall to the floor. As she fell, her body hit the dresser. The impact left a bruise on her right arm, and the fall also injured her forehead and nose. Appellant shoved her two or three times while she was on the floor while yelling that he…