In re D.T. CA2/5

Facts On April 26, 2013, about 10:00 p.m., codefendant Z.C. entered the Rite Aid store on 47th Street in Palmdale. Ignacio Prieto, the assistant store manager, was monitoring the store’s video surveillance system and noticed that Z.C. immediately looked at the surveillance camera with a “paranoid” expression. Prieto went to the front of the store to watch Z.C. more closely, but could not find him. Appellant and three other young men entered the store and spread out into different sections. Appellant approached Prieto and asked where the Tide laundry detergent was located. Prieto asked cashier Diego Marquez to help appellant. Prieto continued to look for Z.C. Surveillance video showed Z.C. in the liquor aisle. Prieto went to that aisle, heard the sound of bottles clinking and asked Z.C., “What are you doing” and “What do you have?” Z.C. replied, “I don’t have anything.” Z.C. then handed Prieto a bag of candy. Prieto told Z.C. to leave the store. Z.C. walked to the store’s exit, but refused to leave without his friends. Z.C. indicated that a group of young men at the check-out counter were his friends. Appellant

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