Sandoval

Ricky Sandoval (Sandoval) was convicted by a jury of 11 armed robberies, 1 attempted robbery, and attempted murder, with Sandoval’s having personally used a firearm on all counts and having inflicted great bodily injury on the victim of the attempted robbery and murder also found true by the jury. In separate proceedings, the court found true allegations Sandoval had suffered two prior prison terms (he was on parole at the time of the present offenses) and also had suffered a prior serious felony conviction. Sandoval now asserts error in the exclusion of evidence, and also claims there were many sentencing errors. As there is no merit in either of these assertions, we affirm the judgment.

Background

During the first three months of 1992, San Diego County businesses were subjected to a one-person reign of terror by Sandoval, who was nicknamed the “Isotoner Bandit” because of his habit of wearing gloves during the commission of many of his armed robberies. Sandoval, who would also change his clothing and appearance to avoid identification, committed more than a dozen such terrorizings of San Diego businesses. Sandoval also attempted to murder one robbery victim who had…