In re Brendan B. CA1/4

I. FACTS

A. Petitioner’s Case

1. The Burglary

About 3:00 a.m. on March 26, 2012,1 Mary Valley, the manager of Moon Lady, a clothing boutique located at 100 South Main Street in Willits, was summoned to the store. When she arrived, “the police were there and glass [was] everywhere.” A display window had been broken, and the broken glass landed “[o]n all the shelves, in the clothes, on the floor.” Missing items from the store included an expensive hemp jacket, pants, jeans, hats, t-shirts, and Metal Mulisha2 dirt bike clothing. Valley testified that the hemp jacket cost $300 and “[a]ll the kids in town want [one].” Willits Police Officer Jeffrey Andrade responded to the scene; it was obvious that a burglary had taken place, the suspect, however was unknown.

2. The Investigation On April 3, Officer Andrade, along with Sergeant Anderson, responded to a residence on Redwood Avenue to investigate a report that one of the residents, appellant’s sister, had stolen a computer. Because the sister was on probation, Officer Andrade searched her bedroom and the common areas of the house. Upon learning that appellant was also on probation, the officers searched his bedroom as…