Peterson

At the conclusion of a 35-day factually complex trial, the jury found defendants Peterson and Fruean guilty of all 11 counts of an information which charged them with armed robbery and kidnaping for purposes of armed robbery of Michael Duran and Librada Valenzuela (Peri. Code, §§ 211, 209); armed robbery of Timothy Cook (Pen. Code, § 211); conspiracy to commit kidnaping for purposes of robbery of Michael Duran and Librada Valenzuela (alleged with overt acts, Pen. Code, § 182); armed robbery, kidnaping with bodily injury and rape of Joanne W. (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 209, 261, subds. 2 and 3); and armed robbery and kidnapping for purposes of robbery of John Purpur (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 209). The substantial issues presented in this appeal concern the legality of the traffic stop and detention of Darwin Sights, evidence gained as a result of that detention, and the subsequent arrests of the defendants.

The record discloses a sordid, brutal, and obscene skein of facts demonstrating a callous disregard for life, safety, personal rights, and property of others during a one-week crime spree affecting five victims. As the defendants do not directly challenge the sufficiency of the…