People v. Williams
Opinion
Opinion
Pettitt, J.
Statement of the Case
On October 10, 1985, a search warrant was issued for the Bakersfield residence of respondents, Karen Louise Williams and Andy Jerry Williams. This warrant was obtained by the Narcotics Division of the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, and it specified the search was to be for cocaine and drug-related paraphernalia only.
As a result of the execution of this search warrant a complaint was filed charging respondents with possession of cocaine for sale, possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of an automatic weapon, and a fourth count of receiving stolen property.
After a preliminary hearing, the respondents were bound over on the drug and weapon charges. However, the evidence supporting the receiving stolen property charge was suppressed and that count was dismissed.
Later a complaint charging respondents with receiving stolen property in violation of Penal Code section 496 was refiled. Respondents waived a preliminary hearing on this complaint, and an information, No. 32886, was filed charging respondents with one count of receiving stolen property in violation of section 496 of the Penal Code.