People v. Wilson CA2/5

Facts Appellant and J.B. (J.B.) met in Los Angeles in 2003. They soon began living together. Shortly thereafter, appellant became verbally and physically abusive toward J.B. He slapped and bit her. In 2004 or 2005, the couple had their first daughter, K. The couple lived on J.B.’s disability income, which she received for a head injury suffered before she met appellant. In 2009, they moved to Louisiana because it had a lower cost of living. Appellant had family there. Appellant’s physical abuse of J.B. continued. J.B. suffered many black eyes. At some point, J.B. moved from Louisiana to Indiana with her daughter K. J.B.’s father lived in Indiana. Appellant followed. While J.B. was in Indiana, she gave birth to the couple’s second child, M. Appellant continued to physically abuse J.B. In one

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2 incident, he whipped her with a belt and dragged her around by the hair. Appellant returned to Los Angeles after J.B. (falsely) told him she had reported the incident to the police. J.B. subsequently moved from Indiana to Las Vegas. At some point, appellant joined her in Las Vegas. He again abused her.…