Morehead

People v. Morehead

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119 Cal. Rptr. 3d 680·191 Cal. App. 4th 765·2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 13
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2011No. D055889California5,092 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Nares, J.

This case arose out of three bank robberies, one attempted bank robbery, and several related offenses committed over a period of three days *768 (Apr. 14, 21, and 22) in 2008. 1 A San Bernardino County jury found Melwatt Morehead, Jr. (Morehead), guilty of three counts of second degree robbery (counts 1, 3 & 4: Pen. Code, 2 § 211), one count of attempted second degree robbery (count 2; §§ 211, 664), four counts of assault with a deadly weapon or by means likely to produce great bodily injury upon a peace officer (counts 5 to 8: § 245, subd. (c)), one count of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer (count 9: § 148), and four counts of second degree commercial burglary (counts 10 to 13: § 459).

Following a bifurcated court trial, the court found true allegations that Morehead had been convicted of two prior strike offenses (§§ 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d), 667, subds. (b)-(i)), two serious felonies (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), and had two prison priors (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The court sentenced Morehead to a total prison term of 200 years to life plus 10 years.

Morehead appeals the judgment, contending (1) his four convictions of robbery and attempted robbery must be reversed becausé…

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