People v. Moore CA2/6

Facts In February 2010, appellant committed a robbery and an attempted carjacking near the Los Angeles International Airport. The victim had parked her car on the street near the airport. She was walking toward her car at about 12:15 p.m., when appellant approached her and asked where he could catch a shuttle to the airport. She told him there were no shuttles, but that he was within walking distance of the airport. Appellant started to walk away. The victim got into her car and was about to start it

1 when she saw appellant again. He brandished a knife and demanded her purse and car keys. The victim complied. Appellant got into the car, tried to start it and failed. He got back out of the car and ran away from the scene, taking the keys with him. Meanwhile, the victim ran into the street and flagged down a passerby who called police. The victim got into the passerby's car and they followed appellant as he ran down the street. She saw appellant toss her keys into the bed of a pickup truck. Appellant eventually ran out of their sight. Before returning to the victim's workplace, they stopped at the pickup truck and retrieved the victim's keys. Police officers soon…