California Court of Appeal

PEOPLE v. VARGAS, B146790

Because the defendant was unable to make the car move after gaining possession of it, he may not be convicted of the completed crime of carjacking under Penal Code section 215(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2002
• Published 02/25/2002

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Allison H. Ting, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, William T. Harter, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Juliet H. Swoboda, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.