Purewal

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Crimes Victim Jane Doe drove home from her part-time job on the evening of January 24, 2012. (People v. Sandhu, supra, C079402.) She pulled into her driveway around 9:00 p.m. (Ibid.) As she was gathering her things, a man opened the driver’s side rear door and got into the backseat. (Ibid.) He placed what she thought was a gun to her head and ordered her to drive. (Ibid.) The man told Doe she would not get hurt if she cooperated. (Ibid.) Doe did as she was told.

2 The man instructed Doe to pull over after a minute or so. (People v. Sandhu, supra, C079402.) He ordered her to put up her hands and then bound them with zip ties. (Ibid.) He then pushed her into the back seat and blindfolded her with a black covering secured with duct tape. (Ibid.) The man also covered Doe’s mouth with duct tape.4 (Ibid.) The man got into the driver’s seat and started driving. (People v. Sandhu, supra, C079402.) After 10 minutes, the man stopped the car and got into the back seat with Doe. (Ibid.) A second man got into the car and started driving. (Ibid.) The man in the backseat made Doe drink two liquids: one that tasted like NyQuil and another that tasted like vodka. (Ibid.)…