People v. Bueno CA4/1

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In July 2022, a patron reported to casino personnel that her car was stolen from the casino’s parking lot. Several days later, the police located her stolen car, but the seats, stereo, battery, and other items, including a vacuum cleaner, were missing. The casino’s surveillance manager investigated, including reviewing the casino’s video surveillance footage. The manager backtracked from the parking area to the casino any activity involving the stolen car, and the person driving it away. The surveillance video showed the patron arrived in her car at 9:35 a.m. and parked it in the casino parking structure next to a white minivan. Two men parked the minivan a couple hours earlier and walked into the casino. One of the men wore a distinctive outfit consisting of a red shirt, red shorts, red athletic shoes, and a black baseball cap; video footage showed this person using a casino player’s card in the casino’s gaming machines. At 9:46 a.m., this person, still dressed in red, exited the casino’s elevator and walked into the parking garage. After pausing between the

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