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P. v. Ibarra CA2/8

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 16, 2013B239043California2,518 words

Opinion

Opinion

Grimes, J.

FACTS

Defendant has not raised a substantial evidence question, and therefore we do not set forth all of the facts in the record supportive of the judgment. Instead, we

All further undesignated section references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 summarize only those material facts pertinent to the issues raised on appeal, and those additional facts necessary for context. Defendant Ibarra and codefendant Vanessa Morcillo (who is not a party to this appeal) dated for a period of time and have three children together. In August 2010, they were no longer dating and defendant had recently ended a seven-month relationship with the victim, to whom we will refer as Jane Doe to protect her privacy. About a week before the charged incident, a fight erupted between defendant, Morcillo, and Jane Doe at a party at defendant‟s brother‟s apartment. Defendant hit Jane Doe and knocked her to the ground, but Jane Doe declined to speak with the police when they arrived on the scene. Jane Doe did not have any contact with defendant for a week, but then she started to receive repeated phone calls and texts from him, most of which she ignored. However, she did respond to a…

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