People v. Mims CA6

I. BACKGROUND

Defendants entered a house in San Jose through a bedroom window a little after 11:00 on a September morning. They were armed with two guns. A neighbor saw them and called 911. A woman was in the bedroom defendants used as an entry point; one of

1 Defendant Darrell Samuels, Jr. also petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus (case No. H049156). We previously ordered the petition considered with this appeal; we resolve it by separate order filed this day. them pointed a gun at her and pulled her into another room, demanding money. Two young children and their grandmother were also in the house. Going room to room, defendants gathered a laptop, cell phone, and other items. Part of the house was being used to grow marijuana. Defendants tried to take the marijuana plants by ripping them out of the pots. A sheriff’s deputy patrolling nearby was dispatched to the burglary in progress. He arrived seconds later to find defendant Randell Taylor coming out the front door with his arms full of electronics. Taylor retreated into the house and fled out the back with the other defendants. All were apprehended soon after, except for Anthony Mims. He was arrested after his name was…