People v. Addiego CA3

BACKGROUND

I Prosecution’s Case One morning in September 2022, a Placer County Sheriff’s deputy noticed an expired registration sticker on the rear license plate of the gold Mercedes that Addiego

1 was driving. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and the interaction between the two men was captured by the deputy’s in-car camera and lapel microphone. The deputy asked Addiego if he used drugs and if there was anything illegal in the car. Addiego said no and begged the deputy not to search and tow his car. Unmoved, the deputy searched the car and found a number of items including clear Ziplock baggies containing a white crystal-like substance, which he suspected was methamphetamine (meth), a used meth smoking pipe, a scale with a white substance on it, and a $20 bill. Addiego placed his cell phone on the dashboard of the car when the deputy asked him to step out of the car. No gun was found. A. Cell Phone and “Pay/Owe” Ledgers The deputy seized Addiego’s phone. As for what happened next, the following exchange occurred at trial: “[THE PROSECUTOR]: And did you ask the defendant for consent to look in the phone to see if there is any messages that might be indicative of illegal…