Yonko

People v. Yonko

Bad Law
196 Cal. App. 3d 1005·1987 Cal. App. LEXIS 2396·242 Cal. Rptr. 269
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 7, 1987B023755California1,568 words

Opinion

Opinion

Ashby, J.

—By jury trial appellant was found guilty of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) and sexual battery (Pen. Code, § 243.4). He was sentenced to state prison.

The victim was accosted by appellant as she approached her parked car at 2 a.m. on November 20, 1985. Appellant grabbed her hair and pulled her to the ground. She began to scream but he held a hand over her mouth. He told her not to yell, and that he was going to stab her and “taste her.” He pulled up her skirt, placing his hand on the outer side of the middle part of her right thigh, touching her stocking but not her skin. However, when she made a loud scream, appellant stood up, took her purse and ran.

She ran after him screaming, “Go get that man.” Men in two cars followed appellant.

Kenneth DeLoach was a night security guard at a cafe about a block away. He heard the screams and saw appellant running down the street carrying a purse. As appellant turned the comer, two cars followed him and cornered him. One of the men from the cars stopped and picked up the purse. Appellant came back toward Mr. DeLoach, who detained appellant until the police arrived. The victim found appellant detained by Mr. De-Loach. One of the men…

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