People v. Drummer CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Facts of the Crime as Presented at Drummer’s 2014 Trial3 Katrina Fritz worked as a prostitute and had a multi-year relationship with Raveesh Kumra. Raveesh shared a home with his ex-wife, Harinder Kumra. Shortly after Thanksgiving in 2012, Fritz’s younger brother, DeAngelo Austin, told Fritz that he was going to go to the Kumras’ house, which Fritz understood to mean that Austin was going to rob the Kumras. Later, Austin and Drummer met with Fritz. Drummer had known Austin since childhood, and they were members of the same criminal street gang. Drummer also had known Fritz for about 10 years. During their meeting, Fritz gave Austin a sketch of the Kumras’ house and pointed out Raveesh’s and Harinder’s bedrooms. Drummer “said something like, ‘I bet you they have a lot of gold.’ ” A third man sat inside Austin’s car during the meeting. On the night of November 29, 2012, Harinder awoke when Austin entered her bedroom. Austin hit, threatened, and walked Harinder downstairs to the kitchen. When Harinder got to the kitchen, “she saw Raveesh standing up with his hands tied behind his back. Raveesh was struggling and asking for help. The men pushed…