People v. Kalso CA3

BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURE

Prosecution’s Case On March 22, 2023, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Brian T.1 was in his home watching television when he received an alert through his cell phone that there was a motion at his back door. On video captured by a home surveillance camera, Brian T. observed a woman in a white “hoodie” and red shoes attempting to gain entry by turning the handle on his door. Another woman, dressed in a dark coat, was standing beside his neighbor’s car. The woman by the car made a loud noise, which caused the woman at Brian T.’s door to turn and walk away, toward his neighbor’s house. Brian T. went outside to investigate. Shortly thereafter, Brian T. saw both women—the one in the white hoodie and the one in the dark coat—run out of his neighbor’s house. Brian T. could see that the woman in the dark coat was carrying something as she ran. Brian T. provided the video from his surveillance camera to local law enforcement. Kevin Haas, a detective with the Chico Police Department, watched the video and recognized defendant as one of the suspects. The detective later interviewed defendant, who admitted to being the person in the white hoodie in the video. At…