People v. Lopez CA4/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The respondent’s brief contains a factual summary of the offense taken

from our prior opinion.2 (People v. Peredia et al., supra, D057745.)

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

Part B in the facts portion of our prior opinion, which pertains only to Lopez’s co-defendant, is not included in the Statement of Facts. 2 “Prosecution Evidence Presented to Both Juries “[E.] Bermudez knew Lopez, liked her, and occasionally gave her drugs. Bermudez disappeared on the night of October 17, 2006. He was driving his Ford Explorer, which had expensive rims and an expensive stereo. Bermudez’s mother reported him missing to police the following morning. “On October 19, 2006, a passerby spotted Bermudez’s car on fire and called 911. Authorities responded to the call, extinguished the fire, and impounded the car. The following day, authorities returned to the site and followed tire tracks for about three-tenths of a mile to a second crime scene, where they found another burn pile. They found clothing, paper, a music CD and a fake soda can typically used to hide drugs. On October 22, police interviewed Mr. Barboza, and he eventually gave police…