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FACTS

On November 15, 2008, Lee Winzer’s gray 1992 Chevrolet Lumina was stolen. The car was missing the trunk lock. On November 24, 2008, a Performance Towing and Transport truck was stolen sometime after 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. The truck was a white 1989 Chevrolet service truck with metal toolboxes affixed to the passenger side of the bed. The truck had magnetic signs on the doors with the name of the business. The truck was stocked with tools and equipment, had a very loud muffler noise, and the ignition turned without a key. Upon learning the truck was stolen, the owner of the business, Brian Thompson, informed his employees of the theft. He instructed his employees, including the victim, Randall Armendariz, to notify law enforcement if they located the vehicle. That same night, defendant arrived at Alejandro Uriostegui’s home. Uriostegui lived in a small converted storage shed behind his mother’s house in Merced. A friend of Uriostegui’s, Christine Smythe, was present at the house when defendant arrived. Uriostegui, who was a longtime friend of defendant, noted he arrived in a white service pickup truck that had toolboxes affixed to the bed. The truck was loud. Defendant was with…