People v. Villa

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Antonio Espinoza Villa (appellant) was convicted of one count of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), for which the alleged victim was a store employee.1 He also was convicted of one count of petty theft with a prior theft-related conviction (§ 666), for which the alleged victim was the store itself. We will refer to that crime as petty theft with a prior. He contends: (1) There was insufficient evidence that he committed robbery. (2) His conviction…