People v. Goldstone CA5

BACKGROUND

On April 9, 2024, the Kern County District Attorney filed a felony complaint alleging Goldstone committed: eight counts of possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1); counts 1–8); two counts of maintaining a place for selling or using a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11366; counts 9–10); one count of possession for sale of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351; count 11); one count of possession for sale of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378; count 12); one count of receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496, subd. (a); count 13); and one misdemeanor count of possession of a smoking device (Health & Saf. Code, § 11364; count 14). The complaint further alleged a drug weight enhancement on count 11 (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.4, subd. (a)(1)) and count 12 (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.4, subd. (b)(1)). On June 17, 2024, the complaint was amended to add count 15 for receiving or acquiring proceeds over $25,000 known to be derived from a controlled substance offense with the intent to conceal or disguise the source of the proceeds (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.9, subd. (a)), with an alleged aggravating factor for a crime…