PEOPLE v. MOREHEAD
This case arose out of three bank robberies, one attempted bank robbery, and several related offenses committed over a period of three days (April 14, 21, and 22) in 2008.[1] A San Bernardino County jury found Melwatt Morehead, Jr. (Morehead) guilty of three counts of second degree robbery (counts 1, 3, & 4: Pen. Code,[2] § 211), one count of attempted second degree robbery (count 2: §§ 211, 664), four counts of assault with a deadly weapon or by means likely to produce great bodily injury upon a peace officer (counts 5-8: § 245, subd. (c)) one count of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer (count 9: § 148), and four counts of second degree commercial burglary (counts 10-13: § 459).
Following a bifurcated court trial, the court found true allegations that Morehead had been convicted of two prior strike offenses (§§ 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d) & 667, subds. (b)-(i)) and two serious felonies (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), and had two prison priors (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). The court sentenced Morehead to a total prison term of 200 years to life plus 10 years.
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