People v. Billoups CA3

Filed 9/24/15 P. v. Billoups CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C075651

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 13F01847)

v.

LEO EDDIE BILLOUPS, JR.,

Defendant and Appellant.

In a well-worn domestic violence scenario, the victim, Felicia Doe, called the police after she was beaten by her boyfriend, then later recanted and claimed her injuries were accidental. She claimed she had been so drunk the night of the incident that she could not remember what she told the police. The jury nevertheless convicted defendant after hearing Doe’s 911 call and the testimony of the police officer and social worker Doe spoke with after the incident. When Doe was taken to the hospital,…