People v. Stevenson CA3

Filed 8/19/24 P. v. Stevenson CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (San Joaquin) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099485

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. STK-CR-FE- 2022-0010006) v.

KEAREA STEVENSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Kearea Stevenson has asked this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Finding no errors that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we will affirm the judgment. BACKGROUND Defendant and her then boyfriend, K.F.,1 were friends with Steven S., with whom each had lived with in the past. By October 2022, defendant and K.F. separated and K.F. once again lived with Steven S. K.F. also kept his car at Steven S.’s home.

1 To protect their privacy, we refer to the witnesses by their initials or first name and last name initial. (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.90(b)(10).)

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Defendant previously said she was going to take the car and wanted K.F. to sign it over to her. On October 7, 2022, K.F. called Steven S. and told him that defendant was on her way to the house and that she was likely going to “act crazy” and try to take the car. Although he had the keys, K.F. asked Steven S. to try to move the car, because he was concerned defendant would vandalize it. Defendant arrived at Steven S.’s house in a white SUV and jumped over a fence. Steven S. tried to talk to defendant, to de-escalate the situation and prevent her from going to K.F.’s car, but defendant pulled a gun out of her pants pocket. On her way to the car, she repeatedly shoved Steven S. backwards. Once she got to the car, she hit it with the gun, denting the side. Steven S. tried to block the car door, but defendant was able to open it. She shoved Steven S. with the car door and pointed the gun at his chest. Defendant looked through documents in the glove compartment, took some papers, and left the property. Steven S.’s friend, N.L., saw defendant with a gun and called 911. San Joaquin Sheriff’s Deputy Joel Estrada responded to a call about an armed female driving a white Ford SUV. He found the SUV and made a traffic stop. Defendant was the only person in the SUV. Deputy Estrada searched the SUV and found a firearm inside a small purse behind the passenger seat. Defendant testified she and K.F. agreed that she would pick the car up from Steven S.’s property, because they were going to share the vehicle. Before she went to Steven S.’s house, she and K.F. argued and he told her not to pick up the car. Before going to Steven S.’s house, defendant was at the shooting range. When she left the range, she put the gun in her purse and drove to Steven S.’s home. Defendant told Steven S. she was getting “stuff out of the car.” She walked to the car with Steven S. and N.L. She did not touch or shove Steven S. N.L. threatened to call 911 and appeared to be recording the incident on her cell phone. When they got to the car, Steven S. and N.L. tried to prevent her from getting into it by blocking the passenger and driver side doors. A few minutes later, N.L. went back to the house, and Steven S. continued to argue with defendant.