People v. Starling CA1/4

Background In April 2010, defendant was found guilty of four robberies (§ 211); two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery (§ 182, subd. (a)(1)); two counts of making false reports to police (§ 148.5, subd. (a)); one count of unlawfully wearing a mask (§ 185); and one count of intimidating a witness (§ 136.1, subd. (a)(1)). The jury also found true the allegation that defendant personally used a firearm during the commission of the robberies, within the meaning of section 12022.53, subdivision (b), and that he was armed with a firearm during the conspiracies, within the meaning of section 12022,

All statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.

1 subdivision (a)(1). (People v. Starling (A129084, July 7, 2011) [non.pub. opn.].) The evidence at trial established that between September 2007 and May 2009, defendant, who had previously worked for an armored truck company, robbed four armored truck guards and conspired to rob other armored truck guards. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (C.D.C.R.), “During these robberies, Starling approached the guards as they were transporting bags of cash from the businesses back to…