P.
P. v. Thornton CA5
Opinion
Opinion
Facts Keith Thompson testified to the following: He was living at the Fresno Inn (the motel) when, one day in July 2009, at approximately 10:30 or 11:00 a.m., Zachariah Boyd came to Thompson’s room, at which time Thompson gave Boyd some marijuana. Boyd then left and Thompson, who was “working in the office,” went to the motel office. When he returned to his room approximately ten minutes later, he found that the door to his room had been kicked in and that his marijuana was missing. Boyd was the only other person who knew where in the room Thompson kept his marijuana. Later, while Thompson was fixing his door, appellant came by. He wanted to buy some marijuana. Thompson explained that Boyd had kicked his door in and stole his (Thompson’s) marijuana. Zachariah Boyd testified to the following: He was living at the motel when, on July 17, 2009, at approximately 4:45 p.m., appellant knocked on his door. Boyd came to the door and appellant asked him to “step outside ....” Boyd did so, and appellant immediately began yelling, accusing him of stealing marijuana “from somebody’s motel room,” and demanding that Boyd turn the marijuana over to him or “pay him ... an amount of money.”…