People v. Johnson CA2/4

BACKGROUND

December 4 Robberies In the early morning hours of December 4, 2010, defendant committed three robberies in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles. Around 1:35 a.m. that morning, he robbed Tae Uk Joo and his girlfriend, Anna Kim, after they arrived in Joo’s car and parked in the gated parking garage of Joo’s apartment complex on South Harbor Boulevard. Defendant showed Joo a silver object, declared that he had a gun, and said that he would shoot unless Joo and Kim gave him everything they had. Defendant searched Joo’s pockets and took several items (a bracelet, watch, notebook, keys, cell phone, and $600 in cash) and also took Kim’s cell phone, purse, and a shopping bag. Defendant fled in a car driven by someone else. Later that morning, around 3:00 a.m., defendant robbed Joseph Falci as Falci sat in his parked car at Hobart and 7th Streets in Los Angeles. After using the ruse

1 All section references are to the Penal Code.

2 of asking for directions, defendant opened Falci’s car door. Holding one hand in his pocket, he said that he would shoot unless Falci gave him everything he had, He struck Falci in the face several times, ripped off his eyeglasses, and took Falci’s…