People v. Hegwood CA3

BACKGROUND

In 2012, Hegwood entered a bank, approached a teller, and said he had a bomb in a bag he placed on the counter. He demanded money and the teller gave him $5,208. Hegwood put the money in a backpack and exited the bank, leaving the bag on the counter. When police found him, Hegwood said he had a bomb in the backpack and it would explode if the backpack was unzipped. A search of Hegwood’s person found the amount stolen from the bank. In 2013, Hegwood pled guilty to two counts of robbery (§ 211; counts one & two) and one count of making criminal threats (§ 422; count three) and admitted prior conviction allegations (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d), 667, subd. (a), 667.5, subd. (a)) and a prison term allegation (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The trial court sentenced Hegwood to the upper term of five years on count one, doubled to 10 years due to the strike; one-third the middle term of one year on count two, doubled to two years

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 due to the strike; and one-third the middle term of eight months on count three, doubled to 16 months due to the strike. The court imposed nine years for the enhancements,…