People v. Woods CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Woods was tried on 35 counts set forth in a consolidated information

that arose from crimes that occurred between 2017 and 2019.1 Our discussion of the factual background will focus on the evidence relating to the four counts at issue in this appeal. However, because the sentencing issues raised by Woods concern all of the counts, we also briefly describe the other evidence presented at trial. A. An Overview of Woods’s 2017 to 2019 Crime Spree The jury heard evidence that on several dates, different victims experienced car burglaries, during which valuable items and, in some cases, personal identifying information or debit/credit cards were taken from their vehicles. When he was eventually arrested, Woods possessed tools used to illegally open locked cars. During one of the car burglaries, the victim caught Woods in the act and climbed into Woods’s truck to try to retrieve some of her belongings. Woods sped away from the scene with the victim still standing in the back of his truck. Woods also accelerated toward the victim’s friend as she stood in front of his truck. Similarly, on several dates, different victims experienced residential…