People v. Flores CA4/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Jane Doe, the victim, had been in a relationship with defendant for about seven

years. Together, they had three children: six-year-old Jessie, four-year-old J., and two-

year-old Jillian. Defendant and his family occupied the back bedroom of Jane Doe’s

mother’s house. Jane Doe’s mother, father, her brother Oscar, and a sister, Susana, also

lived in the house. The bedroom occupied by defendant and his family had two doors:

one opened onto the hallway in the house; the other led to the backyard.

On the evening of August 11, 2011, another of Jane Doe’s sisters, F., came to the

house to visit their mother. F. and her mother were talking in the mother’s bedroom

when Jane Doe came in. Jane Doe was upset and crying. Soon afterward, defendant also

came to the mother’s bedroom. Defendant angrily ordered Jane Doe to return to their

bedroom. Jane Doe and her mother told defendant to leave the room. He went back to

his family’s bedroom; reluctantly, Jane Doe went with him.

2 Behind the closed door of defendant’s and Jane Doe’s bedroom, noise erupted.

Jane Doe yelled at defendant to “stop” what he was doing. The other family members

present, F.,…