People v. Medina CA2/6

FACTS

Appellant had a long term relationship with T. Vasquez, the mother of his three young children although they did not live together. Appellant verbally and physically abused Vasquez. One evening, Vasquez and the three children returned to their Oxnard apartment. A few minutes later, appellant

2 entered the apartment uninvited. He accused Vasquez of having a boyfriend and threatened to kill her. Appellant hit and pushed Vasquez, causing her to fall down. He demanded to see her phone. Vasquez told appellant her phone was still in the car. He demanded the keys and threatened to “fuck [her] up” if she did not give them to him. Vasquez gave appellant the keys. He threatened to kill her if she did not move out of the apartment within five days. When appellant went outside to retrieve Vasquez’s phone from the car, she gathered the children and ran with them down the street to another apartment where her older daughter, A. Castro, was visiting with a friend. Castro called 911 at 8:08 p.m. to report the incident. Vasquez was standing next to Castro while she spoke with the operator. By the time Oxnard police officers arrived at Vasquez’s apartment, appellant had already left.…