People v. Peterson

Opinion

EVANS, J.

At the conclusion of a 35-day factually complex trial, the jury found defendants Peterson and Fruean guilty of all 11 counts of an information which charged them with armed robbery and kidnaping for purposes of armed robbery of Michael Duran and Librada Valenzuela (Peri. Code, §§ 211, 209); armed robbery of Timothy Cook (Pen. Code, § 211); conspiracy to commit kidnaping for purposes of robbery of Michael Duran and Librada Valenzuela (alleged with overt acts, Pen. Code, § 182); armed robbery, kidnaping with bodily injury and rape of Joanne W. (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 209, 261,…