People v. Vernon CA2/8

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

On November 29, 2011, pursuant to a search warrant, Los Angeles County police officers entered the home of defendant’s mother, Rosalind Dobbins, on North Northwood Avenue in Compton. Dobbins was the only person present at the home. The home consisted of a living room, front bedroom, a middle bedroom, and two back bedrooms, one of which connected to the middle bedroom via an open doorway. During the subsequent search, in the middle bedroom, Officer David Kraemer found a loaded .38-caliber revolver in a stack of clothing on a shelf in the closet. Also found in the closet were men’s clothing, shoes, cologne, and deodorant. Some of the clothing in the bedroom belonged to defendant. The police found four rounds of .38- caliber ammunition on the floor of the bedroom. An additional 11 rounds were found on the floor in the doorway connecting the adjacent rear bedroom. In the rear bedroom, in the top drawer of a dresser, officers found a piece of mail addressed to defendant at the North Northwood Avenue address. The officers arrested Dobbins and placed her in the back of a police car, wherein they video recorded her statement. Officers specifically asked who owned the…