People v. Robertson CA2/1

BACKGROUND

In 1979, the People charged Robertson with the murder of Ivory Collins, robbery, assault with intent to commit the murder of Frank Greshom, and the violation of the dangerous weapon control law.2 With respect to the murder, the People alleged a felony-murder special circumstance. The People later amended

Undesignated statutory citations are to the Penal Code. 2 “ ‘The general purpose of The Dangerous Weapons[ ] Control Law (citation) is to control the threat to public safety in the indiscriminate possession and carrying about of concealed and loaded weapons.’ [Citation.]” (Garber v. Superior Court (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 724, 730.)

2 the information.3 Robertson was the only defendant charged in the information and amended information. The jury verdict shows the jury convicted Robertson of first degree murder and found the felony-murder special circumstance true. The remaining jury verdicts are not included in our record. In 1982, this court affirmed the judgment of conviction. (People v. Robertson (Sept. 17, 1982) 2 Crim. No. 39454 [nonpub. opn.].) The opinion states: “On September 16, 1979, defendant, Wayne Jerome Robertson, entered a market, robbed the…