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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In the evening of April 11, 2011, Jose and Maria Bernal were at home in Santa Maria.2 As Maria was speaking with her daughter Isela on the telephone, she heard a loud knock on the front door. Jose opened the door and saw Garcia's mother. He asked her purpose, and she stated, "[N]o, they're coming. They're upset." 1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless stated otherwise. 2 We shall refer to the Bernals by their first names, not from disrespect, but to ease the reader's task. Garcia, his mother, and Adam Byrd "pushed" Jose aside and entered the home. Garcia wore sunglasses and a bandana over his face; Byrd carried an aluminum baseball bat and assumed a "swinging" position with the bat. Maria was acquainted with Garcia and his mother because her daughter C. was friendly with Garcia. Garcia approached Jose, pointed a knife at Jose's neck, and demanded that C. pay a $200 debt. Jose responded that C. was confined at juvenile hall. When Maria stated that she was calling for police emergency assistance, Garcia's mother took Maria's cellular telephone and bent it backwards. Garcia then demanded to inspect…