People v. Faber CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We draw our summary of the facts from the probation officer’s report. On the night of April 1, 2021, law enforcement officers were dispatched to a residence in Point Arena on reports of a disturbance. C.C. told the officers that appellant and several others, including his former wife, who is appellant’s sister, came to his house and broke a window. Appellant and her sister climbed through the window and unlocked the front door, whereupon the other suspects rushed inside and assaulted him and C.R., who is C.C.’s elderly mother. C.R. later reported that she was assaulted when she tried to protect her son. During the incident, appellant struck her in the head with a metal Maglite-style flashlight. Both victims were able to escape and called 9- 1-1. Officers later located and arrested appellant and her sister. When the victims returned to their home, they discovered several items had been stolen, including a couch, a Sony PlayStation 5, a television, cigarettes, money, and C.C.’s methamphetamine. C.R. was transported to the hospital for her injuries. The district attorney filed a complaint against appellant and two co- defendants, charging her…