People v. Adams CA3

FACTS

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on January 21, 2013, Charles Ahmed, Jr., went to an apartment complex at 3181 Howe Avenue to deliver two Dominos pizzas and a two-liter container of soda to apartment 23. He parked his white Pontiac G6 that had a Dominos signage on top, left the car unlocked and the engine running so that the headlights would stay on and light his way, and started walking on the pathway to the apartment. When he was about 15 feet from the apartment, he heard footsteps behind him. When he turned around, he saw the barrel of a gun pointed at him within inches from his face. The assailant, later identified as defendant, ordered Ahmed to turn around and not look. Ahmed dropped the pizzas and soda, removed his cell phone and wallet from his pockets, and got down on the ground. Defendant ordered Ahmed to hug the wall. Defendant picked up Ahmed’s cell phone, money bag, and wallet and jumped on Ahmed, shoving his knee into Ahmed’s back and using the barrel of the gun to press Ahmed’s head into

2 the dirt. Defendant demanded more, saying, “I know this isn’t all you got. Give me all you got.” Ahmed responded repeatedly that he had given defendant everything. Defendant hit…