People v. Romo CA2/2

FACTS

A. Prosecution Evidence In June 2010, Robert Loera‟s 2009 Yamaha R6 motorcycle was stolen from the parking structure at his apartment house. His motorcycle had a LoJack device on it. Erick Castro‟s 2009 Yamaha R6 motorcycle was stolen from his underground parking garage in June 2010 also. In August 2010, Norman Brown reported his 2006 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle stolen from the parking garage at his apartment building, and Jovanny Cruz Rojas reported his 2008 Honda CBR 600 stolen from his apartment complex. In August 2010, defendant lived in a duplex in Huntington Park where he worked on motorcycles in the rear of the property. Defendant‟s friend, Armando Comporan, lived in the other unit of the duplex, and Comporan‟s father‟s GMC Safari van was parked there. Defendant sometimes drove the van. On August 31, 2010, Officer Destiny Tafoya of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) went to defendant‟s residence with Officer Perez to investigate defendant‟s use of a false name on his driver‟s license. Defendant invited Officers Tafoya and Perez to the

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2 back of his residence. Officer Tafoya saw…