People v. Superior Court (White)

Facts The facts are set forth in detail in White I, supra, slip opn. at pp. 3-7. Briefly, they are as follows: White, Ali Abdul Mohammed, and G.O. conspired to commit an armed robbery of R.D., a “street” marijuana dealer. This was the plan: They would arrange to purchase marijuana from R.D. at a location in Santa Maria. When R.D. arrived in his car with the marijuana, Mohammed would enter the car with a handgun and “get the keys . . . so the dude can’t peel off.” White would stand outside the vehicle and would display a replica “AK-47 BB gun.” Mohammed would take whatever property was available and then get out of the vehicle. At about midnight, R.D. drove his car to the location where the purchase was supposed to occur. R.D.’s friend, Terence Richardson, was seated in the right front seat. Mohammed entered the car and sat in the middle of the back seat. R.D. showed him the marijuana. Mohammed “reach[ed] over,” leading R.D. to believe that he “was grabbing to get the marijuana.” Instead, Mohammed “took out [the] keys from the ignition, placed them . . . in the [center] console, . . . pulled out a gun and told [R.D.] to give him everything in the car.” R.D. “felt something touch…