People v. Hansen CA1/4

BACKGROUND

On May 6, 2022, a cashier at Burlingame Liquors saw Hansen stumble into the store. Hansen approached the register with two “cans of beer” and

1 All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code unless

otherwise indicated.

1 “three bags of Corn Nuts” but proceeded to leave the store without paying. The cashier chased after Hansen and told him to return the items. Hansen responded, “ ‘These are mine. You can’t take these.’ ” The cashier then reached towards Hansen to grab the items, but Hansen pulled them away while wrapping one arm around the cashier “like a big giant bear hug.” After a struggle, Hansen punched the cashier in the back, and they fell to the ground. The cashier told Hansen, “ ‘We can stop this. It doesn’t need to go any further,’ ” but Hansen punched the cashier on the right side of his jaw. Bystanders intervened and were able to hold Hansen down until police officers arrived. On June 17, 2022, Hansen was charged with second degree robbery (§ 212.5, subd. (c)). On August 22, 2022, a jury returned a verdict of guilty for the charged offense. In its presentence report, the probation department details Hansen’s history of substance abuse. Hansen…