People v. Ramirez CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Procedure 1. Indictment On June 25, 2009, Ramirez was charged in an indictment with kidnapping for extortion (Pen. Code, § 209, subd. (a); count 1);2 kidnapping for robbery (§ 209, subd. (b)(1); count 2); kidnapping to another county (§ 207, subd. (a); count 3);3 two counts of conspiracy to commit murder (§§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 187; counts 4, 5); conspiracy to transport, sell, or provide more than 80 kilograms of cocaine (§ 182, subd. (a)(1), Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11352, 11370.4, subd. (a); count 9); possession of more than 80 kilograms of cocaine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11351, 11370.4, subd. (a); count 10); possession of more than 57 grams of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378; count 11); possession of a silencer (§ 12520; count 12); possession of more than $100,000 for the purchase of drugs (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.6; count 14); three counts of possessing false compartments for the purpose of smuggling drugs (Health & Saf. Code, § 11366.8, subd. (a); counts 15, 16 & 17); and possession of an assault weapon (§ 12280, subd. (b); count 28). The indictment further alleged that Ramirez was personally armed…