People v. Bedford CA6

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Second Amended Complaint In August 2023, the district attorney filed a second amended complaint charging defendants Bedford, Martin, Oliva, Williams, and another codefendant, Freddy Ray McCardie, III,2 with kidnapping to commit robbery (§ 209, subd. (b)(1); count 1), assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2); count 2), five counts of second degree robbery (§ 211; counts 3 through 7), buying or receiving stolen property in excess of $950 (§ 496, subd. (a); count 8), and carjacking (§ 215, subd. (a); count 9). As to all counts except count 8, it was alleged that the defendants committed the offenses for the benefit of a criminal street gang, identified as Bossland Baby, as defined under section 186.22, subdivision (b). As to the kidnapping and robbery counts, the complaint also alleged gang-related firearm enhancements (§ 12022.53, subds. (d) & (e)(1)). B. The Preliminary Hearing 1. The Offenses The charged offenses relate to a robbery of the San Jose Camera store in Campbell, California, on January 25, 2023, and an earlier carjacking of the vehicle in which the suspects fled the robbery. That day, several masked men with guns entered the…