People v. Foster

Opinion

DIBIASO, J.

Statement of the Case

On November 29, 1993, an information was filed in Fresno County Superior Court, which charged appellant Ricky T. Foster as follows:

Count one: carjacking (Pen. Code, 1 § 215, subd. (a));

Count two: assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2));

Count three: kidnapping during the commission of a carjacking (§ 209.5, subd. (a));

Count four: kidnapping (§ 207, subd. (a));

Count five: kidnapping for robbery (§ 209, subd. (b)); and

Count six: robbery (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (b)).

As to each count, it was alleged Foster personally used a firearm during the commission of…