People v. Robinson CA1/4

I. BACKGROUND

The People charged Robinson with a nine-count amended information, alleging multiple sentencing enhancements, for his involvement in two incidents. The first occurred on March 9, 2017, when Robinson became involved in a verbal altercation with the victim. The victim testified that Robinson slapped her, then she pushed or hit him in response, at which point Robinson said he would shoot her and walked off. The victim then heard gunshots, one of which flew past her face. The victim thereafter hid in her room, and Robinson banged on its window. The hotel manager (in whose hotel the incident took place) testified that he saw the victim punch Robinson and that he then he separated the two, at which point Robinson returned with a gun, and fired his gun at a wall (although not in the direction of the victim). The second incident took place on June 9, 2017, and occurred at Robinson’s residence. The prosecution’s case included the testimony of a peace officer who testified that he and another officer responded to the sound of gunshots in the City of Richmond. Although they did not locate the

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