P. v. Sharp
In March and April 2004, a string of robberies were committed at two Pizza Hut restaurants, a Carls Jr. restaurant, and the A&M video store in the Hemet area. Defendant Dontay Lewis Goins confessed to the crimes. In addition, Goins confessed to picking up a prostitute in April 2004 with his two friends and taking her to a deserted area, where she was forcibly raped by one of the men while Goins held either a gun or pepper spray to her head. Defendant Donald Eugene Sharp III was connected to the robberies through circumstantial and DNA evidence, and he was connected to the rape of the prostitute though DNA evidence and eyewitness identification. Both Sharp and Goins were convicted, by separate juries, of one count of rape in concert; Sharp was convicted of 12 counts of robbery; and Goins was convicted of 14 counts of robbery. Defendants now contend jointly and individually as follows:
Court affirm the judgments.
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