P. v. Hill
This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).
Defendant Thomas Ardell Hill and Tessa C. started dating in June 2010. In December 2010 they became engaged. In August 2011 defendant started using drugs. They went to defendant’s parole officer, seeking his placement in rehabilitation. Defendant did not go to his rehabilitation class. On August 30, 2011, he was ordered into custody for violating parole and Tessa ended their relationship. Three weeks later, defendant was released from custody. He called Tessa at least 20 times a day, every day for several days, leaving obscene messages, calling her offensive names, and threatening her and her son. She told him several times to stop calling. On September 25, 2011, she called the police when the calls did not stop and she started to fear for her life. Someone banged on her doors, and defendant admitted to her that it had been he. On September 26, 2011, defendant drove toward her as she was driving her car out of the driveway. She continued on her way, and he pulled up to her and shouted that she was “ ‘going to pay for sending [him] to jail.’ †She felt scared. When she drove to the police station, he drove away. On another occasion when she arrived home in the evening, defendant’s car was parked nearby. She drove away from her home and called the police. Defendant left her a message, saying he had been visiting a neighbor. One Sunday morning in early October 2011, defendant was standing in her backyard. She called the police.
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