People v. Ganey CA4/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Appellate counsel has submitted a summary of the evidence at trial. We will incorporate the summary here to provide background. Gina O., the principal of St. Rita Elementary School located in the southeastern part of San Diego, found that there had been an apparent break-in of the school when she came to work on Monday, July 17, 2023. The school was equipped with 15 surveillance cameras that stored video data for four days. Looking at the video recordings, Gina could see that a man had entered the campus around 4:30 a.m. He went into a classroom and emerged pushing a cart with 24 iPad tablets. The cart was then taken to an alley behind the school. In the early morning hours of July 19, 2023, there was yet another entry into the school grounds during the early morning hours. It looked like a gate had been cut in a chain link fence to gain entry. A large television monitor and an iPad was missing from the teacher’s lounge along with portable radios, speakers, and audio equipment. Reviewing video recordings

2 for the time period, Gina formed the opinion that the burglar was the same person as seen two days before. The school then hired a security guard. He was…