People v. Chavez CA3

FACTS

On July 27, 2019, Jordan and a friend went to a bar in Cameron Park to meet up with several other friends. They arrived around 9:00 p.m. According to the bar’s owner, Jordan was intoxicated when he arrived and, while at the bar that night, was “flipping people’s hats” and “stealing drinks from people.” At some point, Jordan saw a young woman he knew from high school, Brooke B., who came to the bar with her husband and brother. Jordan and Brooke were not on good terms due to an undisclosed “incident” that occurred between them in high school. Nevertheless, when Jordan saw Brooke at the bar, he walked up to her and asked her to dance. Brooke became angry and responded, “ ‘Get away from me. I don’t want to talk to you.’ ” Brooke’s husband did not see this initial interaction, but was told about it and also became upset. He told Jordan to leave the bar. Jordan did not leave. According to Jordan’s testimony, he spent most of his time at the bar that night with his friends, but had periodic interactions with Brooke and her group, which included defendant and his girlfriend. As Jordan described, “[T]hey would

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