People v. Wilson CA4/2

I. FACTUAL HISTORY2

The victim was driving home from work at 4:45 p.m. on September 19, 1996. As

she approached her home in Redlands, the victim saw defendant riding a bicycle down

her driveway. On the handlebars of his bicycle, she saw her brown suitcase with her

VCR inside. Her camcorder case was on defendant’s right shoulder. The case contained

her two video cameras. Her dog was chasing defendant down the driveway. The dog had

been secured in the backyard when she left that morning.

The victim followed defendant down the street. She happened to be on her

cellular phone with the police when she saw defendant, so she described defendant and

the direction of his travel. An officer responded to the call. He saw defendant on a

bicycle with the victim following him. The officer ordered defendant to stop, but

defendant said, “No, no, no.” The officer again ordered defendant to stop, and defendant

got off the bike and began running. Defendant dropped the suitcase, camera bag, and a

gym bag. The officer chased defendant.

When defendant got off the bicycle, a flashlight fell out of defendant’s pocket.

When the officer took defendant into custody, he found a white sock and…