People v. Reddy CA4/2

FACTS

A. The Offense

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2016, Kevin James Reddy and his

friend David had an altercation at Reddy’s house in Indio. David was shot but survived.

David had been staying at Reddy’s house for a few days. He said Reddy’s father had

asked him to keep an eye on Reddy because he was having problems with his ex-wife,

who had left and taken their son.

3 Before the shooting, Reddy and David had watched football and drank beer with

Reddy’s parents and David’s girlfriend. After the game, the others left for their homes,

but David and Reddy stayed up for a while smoking marijuana and talking. David said

Reddy was upset that he hadn’t been able to spend Christmas with his wife and son.

Around 10:30 or 11:00 p.m., David went to bed, but Reddy stayed up and kept drinking.

Within about an hour, Reddy burst into David’s bedroom wanting to show off one of his

handguns. He said Reddy appeared “buzzed” and was staggering and slurring his words.

David told him to get out of the bedroom, and Reddy left on his own.

About 15 minutes later, Reddy came back. “[T]he door burst open again, but this

time it was a little more forceful. And he was waving…