People v. Suttonwilson CA3

I. BACKGROUND

On September 20, 2017, Cody went to a truck stop to buy marijuana from Isaiah Williams. Williams, who was with defendant, pulled out a gun and demanded all of Cody’s money. Defendant punched Cody, breaking his nose. Later that night, defendant,

1 Williams, and Brooklyn Hill were hanging out at the home of Josh and Coleman. Coleman discovered defendant in his bedroom rummaging through his drawers and flipping over the bed. Williams came in pointing a gun and hit Coleman three times on the back of the head. Williams tied Coleman’s hands with a cable and his feet with a belt, and directed Coleman to Josh’s room where Josh was sitting in a chair, injured. Williams said, “ ‘You know who I am; so I have to get the pillow.’ ” Coleman believed this meant Williams was going to put a pillow over Coleman’s and Josh’s heads and shoot them. Coleman freed himself and escaped after a struggle. Investigators later found Josh’s body in the house. He died from a gunshot wound. The People charged defendant with murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a)), attempted murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664), two counts of residential robbery (§ 211), two counts of residential burglary (§ 459),…