People v. Ariza CA3

BACKGROUND

The amended information charged defendant and his codefendant, Luis Avina, with robbery (Pen. Code, § 211)1 and unlawful driving of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851).2 The amended information alleged several aggravating circumstances under California Rules of Court, rule 4.421.3 The victim, K.L., parked her silver truck on a Sacramento street around 11:00 p.m. K.L. was waiting to meet someone from an online dating application who failed to show up. K.L. got out of the truck to smoke and two men approached her. One of the men had a gun and demanded that K.L. give him her stuff. He said he had shot someone earlier. The second man reached up and grabbed K.L.’s designer black purse from her shoulder (which contained her keys) and took it. Then, the men ran away. K.L. tried to follow them but could not keep up. When K.L. returned to where she parked her truck, she saw the truck driving away but could not identify who was driving. K.L. called 911 to report the crimes. Officers responded to K.L.’s call at about 1:00 a.m. and took her report. Shortly thereafter, an officer told K.L. they might have found her truck and drove K.L. to the truck in West Sacramento. West Sacramento…