P. v. Chilton
Following a drunken confrontation with deputies of the Shasta County Sheriffs Department, defendant Christopher Chilton fled on foot through a patch of blackberry bushes, commandeered a Ford F-350 pickup from the Eagle Creek Ranch a quarter mile away, backed the truck through the garage door of a workshop on the ranch, loaded the truck bed with tools and equipment from inside the shop, rammed the truck into two other buildings on the ranch in an unsuccessful attempt to gain entry to those buildings, and ultimately sped off with the stolen truck and equipment. After crashing the truck into several trees and a fence just a few miles down the road, defendant again fled on foot.
On appeal, defendant contends that his convictions must be reversed because they violate section 654 of the Penal Code[1]and Kellett v. Superior Court (1966) 63 Cal.2d 822 (Kellett). Defendant further contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he was the perpetrator of the charged crimes. As will be explained more fully below, defendant is wrong on both counts. Court affirm the judgment.
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