P. v. Ramos CA4/2
This case involving defendant and appellant Antonio Avila Ramos comes to this court for a second time after he was found guilty of attempted robbery, false imprisonment, assault with a firearm and being an active member of the Varrio Coachella Rifa (VCR) gang at a second trial. wearing a court-ordered ankle bracelet that was tracked by the use of GPS technology. On the night of March 7, 2012, just before 11:30 p.m., defendant was driving a Dodge Charger and forced another car with two occupants to the side of the road. Defendant defended the charge in his first trial by presenting an opening statement and cross-examining witnesses on his theory that, although the GPS on his ankle monitor showed he was in the area at the time of the crime, at the exact time of the crime, he was one mile away from the scene. Defendant’s counsel moved to have the evidence excluded.
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