People v. Hayden

Opinion

FRIEDMAN, Acting P. J .

As a result of the holdup of a market defendant was found guilty of three counts of armed robbery. The jury returned special verdicts finding that at the time of the offenses defendant was “armed with a dangerous and deadly weapon, to wit, a pistol” (impliedly evoking Pen. Code, § 3024) and finding also that he used a firearm in violation of Penal Code section 12022.5. The abstract of judgment makes findings which subject defendant to the penalties of sections 3024 and 12022.5. Defendant appeals.

Holdup victims identified defendant as one of two robbers. They…