People v. Bekele

Opinion

KING, J.

I. Introduction

Yayehyerade Bekele appeals from a judgment of conviction for armed robbery, assault with a firearm, and related offenses. We hold there was substantial evidence of armed robbery of a property owner’s companion where the companion had implied authority to help stop a theft in progress, but there was no substantial evidence of assault with a firearm because there was no evidence that the firearm was loaded.

II. Facts and Procedure

Robert Jump was driving a front-end loader on a city street, with coworker Paco Fernandez as his passenger, in the course of their…