People v. Pamela CA1/2

Filed 1/24/25 P. v. Pamela CA1/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A168952

v. JOSEPH PAMELA, (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 04-23-00052) Defendant and Appellant.

Following the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, defendant Joseph Pamela pleaded no contest to receiving a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a)) and was sentenced to probation. Pamela now appeals the denial of his motion to suppress on the ground that the superior court relied on inadmissible hearsay evidence in violation of the Harvey-Madden rule,1 and, without the challenged evidence, the prosecution failed to present sufficient admissible evidence to establish that the duration of his detention at the scene was…