People v. Williams CA2/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. The 2007 Crimes Against Patricia B. On the night of June 23, 2007, 17-year-old Patricia was working as a prostitute in the area of 98th Street in South Los Angeles. She went to a gas station to get a cigarette, and encountered defendant. Patricia got in defendant’s car, and they drove to an alley. When they got to the alley, defendant offered her crack cocaine and they smoked it together. After that, Patricia orally copulated defendant. Patricia then engaged in vaginal intercourse with defendant. While having sex, Patricia felt defendant put his finger into her anus. Patricia pushed his hand away, and she did not want to have anal sex. Defendant became violent, pushing Patricia out of the vehicle and then hitting and kicking her while she was on the ground. He then began to choke her. Patricia was frightened, had trouble breathing, and felt like she was going to lose consciousness. Patricia managed to get up, but defendant hit her on the right side of her head and began to choke her again. Defendant got Patricia back inside the vehicle

1 Undesignated statutory references that follow are to the Evidence Code.

2 and had vaginal sex with her again, this time…