People v. Ledesma-Vasquez CA3

BACKGROUND

M.K. testified that she drove her friend’s car to her graduation ceremony in Sacramento and parked in a parking garage. In the car, M.K. left her backpack, which

1 contained a laptop, tablet, stylus, headphones, wallet, and cosmetic items. Her friend left a purse in the car. Upon returning to the car after the ceremony, M.K. saw that the window was broken and that her backpack and friend’s purse were missing. After calling the police, M.K. began to track her tablet, drove to a motel where she believed the tablet was located, and reported the location to police. When the tablet location started to move, M.K. followed a pickup truck that appeared to move with the tablet. The truck eventually stopped at a gas station. M.K. parked her car and took a video of the driver side of the truck, which the prosecution entered into evidence. Defendant got out of the truck and left the driver-side door open. M.K. zoomed her camera lens and saw a backpack and tablet in the cab of the truck. M.K. testified she could not see the backseat of the truck because the windows were tinted. West Sacramento police officers subsequently pulled defendant over. Officer Nolan Nagel testified that…