People v. Mack CA2/7

CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
DecidedDecember 13, 2024
DocketB332388
StatusUnpublished

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Filed 12/13/24 P. v. Mack CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

THE PEOPLE, B332388

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA491269) v.

JAVON MACK,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Karla D. Kerlin, Judge. Affirmed with directions. Peter S. Westacott, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Scott A. Taryle, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Lauren N. Guber, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. INTRODUCTION

A jury convicted Javon Mack of willfully inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition on a cohabitant, first degree residential robbery, and assault. The jury found true allegations Mack personally inflicted great bodily injury. Mack argues the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of uncharged acts of domestic violence. He also argues the court erred in imposing sentences on both his robbery conviction and his infliction of corporal injury conviction and in imposing an enhancement for great bodily injury on those two convictions. Finally, he argues the court erred in imposing a domestic violence fund fee. We agree the court erred in imposing the fee and otherwise affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. February 2020: Mack Punches Andrea D. in the Face In 2018 Mack and Andrea D. moved together from Georgia to Los Angeles. Andrea paid the rent for the apartment she and Mack shared. In February 2020 Andrea found a business card with a woman’s name and phone number in Mack’s pants. When Mack heard Andrea say something under her breath about the card, he hit her in the nose, causing swelling in her face. He told her that she was “stupid” and “a dumb prick” and that she “had no right to be mad.” Andrea drove herself to the hospital. She waited for two hours, but left before receiving care. The next day Andrea returned to the hospital with Mack. She told the doctor she slipped and fell in the bathtub.

2 B. October 2020: Andrea Moves Out, and Mack Attacks Her in Her New Apartment Seven months later, Andrea decided to move out of the apartment she shared with Mack. She told him she was looking for a new apartment. In October 2020 Andrea moved out and did not tell Mack where her new apartment was. On October 25, 2020 Mack sent Andrea text messages saying “Kill yourself,” “Stop saying youre gonna do it and fucking do it,” “Fuck you you dumb fucking brick for brains girl,” “I fucking hate you,” and “Jump off a bridge.” Also on October 25, 2020 Mack sent Andrea a text saying, “Tomorrow you will regret this,” “I’ll tear your a [sic] little stupid ass down if I want to,” and “You’ve gotten in my way so much.” Mack also asked Andrea for money. Andrea responded, “I’ll just transfer the money over into your account whenever I have it.” Mack replied, “No you’ll do it tomorrow / you aren’t wasting another minute of my time / and you won’t disagree with me again / I warned you.” On October 26, 2020 Mack continued to call and text Andrea, but she did not answer or respond. When Andrea returned home from shopping and unlocked her door, Mack ran up behind her and pushed her to the ground in the apartment. Andrea’s bags fell on the kitchen floor. Andrea screamed for help for several minutes, but Mack hit her harder and told her to stop screaming. Mack attacked Andrea for hours. He hit her on her face, head, arms, back, and torso. He also grabbed her by the neck, kicked her, and slammed her to the ground several times. And Mack hit Andrea twice on her head with her cell phone. Mack demanded Andrea pay him $50,000 for the time they spent as a couple. He took $2,000 from her wallet. Mack continued to hit and choke Andrea after he took the money.

3 Andrea talked to Mack and tried to calm him down. Eventually she convinced him to drive her to the hospital. Mack told Andrea not to tell anyone what had happened. He stopped the car in the middle of the street two blocks from the hospital, took Andrea’s keys, and said he was going to take a rideshare vehicle back to Andrea’s apartment. Andrea drove herself the rest of the way to the hospital. She was treated in the emergency room and transferred to another hospital. She had a swollen eye, blurred vision, a broken nose, an orbital fracture, a swollen lip, a bruised spine, dizziness, and vertigo. She had bruises on her back, neck, hands, and forearms. Andrea’s head wound (where Mack struck her with the phone) required nine staples. While Andrea was in the hospital, Mack called and texted her. One of his text messages said: “If you’re out and not in the hospital and still not at least saying something to let me know you’re good you deserve to die. I’ve been looking in every hospital for you all day since this morning and you haven’t told me anything.” When Andrea left the hospital and returned to her apartment, it appeared that Mack had stayed there and that he had tried to clean the blood from the walls, floor, and bathtub.

C. December 2020: Mack Chases Andrea in His Car On December 5, 2020 Andrea came out of a building in Orange County and saw Mack in his car in the parking lot. Andrea got in her car and drove away, and Mack followed her. Andrea called the 911 emergency operator. Mack chased Andrea, at one point pulling up next to her car and telling her to “give him his money.” A sheriff’s deputy stopped Mack’s car. On the front passenger seat the deputy saw a backpack containing a baseball bat, duct tape, and rope still in its original packaging.

4 D. The Jury Convicts Mack, and the Trial Court Sentences Him The People charged Mack with two counts of willfully inflicting corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition on someone with whom the defendant had a dating relationship (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)),1 one count of assault with a deadly weapon (the phone) (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)), and one count of first degree residential robbery (§ 211). The People alleged that, for all counts, Mack personally inflicted great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)). The People also alleged as aggravating factors for all counts that the crimes involved great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm, or other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness, or callousness (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421(a)(1)); that the manner in which the crimes were carried out indicated planning, sophistication, or professionalism (id., rule 4.421(a)(8)); that Mack engaged in violent conduct that indicated a serious danger to society (id., rule 4.421(b)(1)); and that Mack’s prior convictions as an adult or sustained petitions in juvenile delinquency proceedings were numerous or of increasing seriousness (id., rule 4.421(b)(2)).2 The People presented their case, and Mack testified in his defense. He stated Andrea moved out of their apartment in October 2020 after they argued. Mack testified that, soon after Andrea left, their landlord threatened to evict him. Mack tried to contact Andrea because he needed her to sign something to stop

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 The People withdrew the aggravating factor under rule 4.421(b)(2) before the trial court instructed the jury.

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