People v. Reed CA1/1

BACKGROUND

Just before 2:59 p.m. on a June afternoon in 2011, the victim saw two men approach her on the street. After passing her, the men doubled back and attacked her. The taller of the two men held and dragged her, the shorter man hit her, and the victim screamed for help. After the struggle, the short man grabbed the victim’s purse and the tall man snickered. Both ran off and got into a red vehicle as neighbors arrived and called 911. The victim’s credit cards and other personal items were in her purse. The police tracked charges on the stolen credit cards to two nearby gas stations. Officers linked one credit charge to a station on Bayshore Boulevard. Viewing time- stamped surveillance footage, they concluded the charge was made between 3:15 p.m. and 3:20 p.m., approximately 16 to 23 minutes after the robbery.2 The footage shows a red boxy vehicle pulling into the station, a man later identified as Devante Robinson emerging from the driver’s seat, and that man entering the gas station snack shop. Officers linked a second credit charge to a station on Mission Street. That station’s records show use of the victim’s credit card at 3:58 p.m. Surveillance video from that time…