People v. Vick CA2/2

FACTS

Prosecution Evidence On January 13, 2005, defendant was living with his parents, Gabriel and Mary Vick in Los Angeles.2 Defendant was doing odd things “all the time.” For example, he would not eat because he thought he was being poisoned, and he would stare at the wall and talk to his sister rather than look at her. He was not taking medication regularly.

All further references to statutes are to the Penal Code unless stated otherwise. We refer to defendant‟s parents by their first names in order to avoid confusion.

2 When he got arrested, he would be given medication, but when he was released, there were no resources for it. On January 14, 2005, police received a late-night call to the apartment complex where defendant‟s parents lived. Mary‟s body was found at the bottom of an outdoor flight of stairs at the Vicks‟ apartment building. She had injuries to her head and back. A blood trail and ballistics evidence indicated that Mary had been shot inside the apartment before going outside and falling down the stairs, where she was shot again. Gabriel was found lying face down on the floor near the bathroom. He had been shot once in the head. He was…