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introduction of evidence of his prior act of elder abuse violated his rights to due process. We affirm.

FACTS

On March 15, 2010, Eleanor Carlson (Carlson) was 72 years old. She lived alone at her home at 215 C Street in San Rafael. She had difficulty walking and used a cane. At about 4 a.m. on March 15, 2010, one of Carlson‟s neighbors heard a window being

1 Unless otherwise indicated, all further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

1 shattered and an alarm go off. Another neighbor heard Carlson scream around the same time. The police responded to Carlson‟s home and found that the back window at the rear of the home was broken. They also found broken glass on the deck and in the interior of the home as well as a shard of glass still intact on the window, suggesting that the window had been pushed inward. Upon investigation, the police found Carlson lying face down approximately 10 feet inside the home near the rear patio door. There was a large amount of blood under her head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The police found blood on the cabinets, in the sink, and on the floor in the hallway bathroom of Carlson‟s home. Carlson suffered a series of wounds including…