People v. Blake

Opinion

CALDECOTT, P. J.

Appellant Duane Robert Blake was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 209) and two counts of robbery, both first degree (Pen. Code, § 211). The jury further found that he used a firearm in the commission of each offense. The appeal is from the judgment.

During the evening of January 7, 1977, William and Maud Nelson were leaving a restaurant in Berkeley. As they walked to their vehicle, they were approached by a young woman subsequently identified as Pier Fuller. Pier told the Nelsons that she was out of gas. They replied they would…