People v. Panza CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Facts of the Offenses2 On September 25, 2011, a Carmel resident reported to police that a neighbor’s house had been broken into while the neighbor was away. Upon arriving at the neighbor’s house, police found a broken garage window and large amounts of blood throughout the interior of the house. The intruder had thoroughly ransacked the house and vandalized the interior. On September 26, 2011, another Carmel resident arrived home to find her front window smashed and the window frame smeared with blood. The floors and walls were splattered with blood, and a fire extinguisher had been discharged throughout the lower level. A toy car and a vacuum cleaner were missing. On September 29, 2011, William Babaian arrived at his home in Carmel and discovered a broken kitchen window. His belongings were scattered about the house. Drawers and closets had been ransacked, and a medicine cabinet was open. The computer was turned on and logged into Panza’s Facebook page, which included his

2 The statement of facts is based on those set forth in the probation report. 2 biographical information and photographs of him. On the same day, the bishop of Panza’s…