Mazurette

Following denial of her motion to suppress incriminating evidence, defendant Mary Lucia Mazurette pleaded no contest to violating Health and Safety Code section 11377, possession of methamphetamine. Entry of judgment was deferred pursuant to Penal Code section 1000 et seq., and she entered a drug diversion program. We granted review to decide whether sections 1000-1000.4 preclude defendant from immediately appealing the trial court’s decision denying her suppression motion. As explained below, we conclude the Court of Appeal correctly dismissed defendant’s appeal.

Facts

Officer Eric Huisar was on patrol in the City of Claremont when he observed defendant Mazurette driving a car with an expired registration, an infraction under Vehicle Code section 4000, subdivision (a). The officer stopped defendant and arrested her on discovering she was also driving with a suspended license, a misdemeanor under Vehicle Code section 14601.1. At the police station, communications supervisor Yvonne Coffey and a records clerk trainee, Kathy Walls, searched defendant to determine whether she possessed any weapons or contraband. Officer Huisar and a male jailer were also present. While…