People v. Fourzon CA3

Filed 3/12/25 P. v. Fourzon CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099939

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No.

CRF190006341)

v.

BARRY EDWARD FOURZON,

Defendant and Appellant.

During an attempt to detain defendant Barry Edward Fourzon, Fourzon physically resisted officers’ efforts to handcuff him and, during the struggle, tossed a handgun into the roadway. Though the trial court found the initial effort to detain Fourzon unlawful, it nevertheless denied Fourzon’s motion to suppress the evidence of the officers’ observations and the handgun, finding Fourzon’s actions in resisting the detention and abandoning the handgun were independent acts unrelated to any…