People v. Johnson CA4/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

We recite the facts in the light most favorable to the judgment, drawing all reasonable inferences in support thereof. (People v. Rodriguez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 1, 11; People v. Villasenor (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 42, 47-48.) 1. Prosecution Evidence Early one morning in 2013 Kelli Hoover was loading things into her car when she noticed defendant, standing a few feet away at the entrance of her garage, blocking her exit. Defendant was holding a semiautomatic handgun with a square muzzle. Defendant pointed the gun at Hoover, and told her to give him her purse. He then racked the gun and demanded her purse again, at which point Hoover complied. Defendant next asked for Hoover’s phone, but Hoover said it was inside her apartment. Defendant also asked for Hoover’s keys, explaining he wanted to throw them, so Hoover gave him her keys as well. Defendant then threw the keys and left the area.

2 Hoover found her keys, went back inside her apartment, and called police. Police arrived a few minutes later and found defendant’s cell phone nearby. The cell phone contained a picture of defendant holding a gun to his head. Hoover said the man in the picture was the man…