California Court of Appeal· 10/6/1997

People v. McCray

Citations

58 Cal. App. 4th 159
67 Cal. Rptr. 2d 872
97 Daily Journal DAR 12653
97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7886
1997 Cal. App. LEXIS 803

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holding evidence of past violence perpetrated on victim by defendant was clearly relevant to his intent to place victim in fear for her safety in prosecution for stalking and harassment
finding that the defendant’s pattern of past violent conduct toward the victim “tended to demonstrate both that [the defendant] was capable of inflicting physical harm upon [his victim] and that [she] would have reason to fear his threats might be carried out”
pushing the victim, putting a pillow over her face after she pushed him back, and throwing her into a wall mirror when she continued to resist
“The trial court found [the] evidence relevant to the issues of intent and motive and its probative value outweighed its prejudicial impact.”
\The trial court found [the] evidence relevant to the issues of intent and motive and its probative value outweighed its prejudicial impact.\

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