People v. Haskin CA2/8

Filed 4/21/16 P. v. Haskin CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 EIGHT

THE PEOPLE, B264690

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA391618) v.

EDDIE EARL HASKIN,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Douglas Sortino, Judge. Affirmed.

D. Inder Comar, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Defendant and appellant Eddie Earl Haskin appeals from his conviction by jury of one count of corporal injury to a spouse, one count of disobeying a domestic violence protective order, one count of making a criminal threat, and one count of stalking. The charges arose from incidents that took place on August 22 and November 21, 2011 between defendant and his wife, Felecia Balam, from whom he was separated. On August 22, 2011, Ms. Balam made numerous calls to 911 reporting that defendant was harassing her outside of a liquor store (as well as later that same day at her mother’s home), he was making threats, and he was violating a restraining order by coming near her. Ms. Balam and defendant were married in 2008, but in August 2011, Ms. Balam was separated from defendant and no longer living with him. When he first approached her that day, he shook his fist at her and told her he “should f--- [her] up.” He then walked away. Defendant then approached her again, still angry, grabbed her hard by both arms and yanked her hair. Defendant struck her on the left side of her head, and then ran off again, laughing. Ms. Balam returned to her mother’s home nearby. The police eventually arrived, took a report from Ms. Balam and took photographs of an injury to her arm. On November 21, 2011, one of the police officers investigating the August 22 incident was speaking with Ms. Balam at her mother’s home. She told the officer that defendant had been served again, by her father, with a copy of a restraining order, and defendant had crumpled it up and thrown it on the ground. Defendant had also come over to the house earlier that day, uninvited. While the officer was speaking with Ms. Balam, she received a phone call from defendant. Defendant was speaking loud enough that the officer could hear what defendant was saying over the phone. Defendant said he did not care about any restraining orders and that he was going to come over to the house and “f--- [her] up.” Defendant was charged by information with four counts: corporal injury to a spouse (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (a)); disobedience of a domestic violence protective order (§ 273.6, subd. (a)), making a criminal threat (§ 422, subd. (a)), and stalking