People v. Weeks CA3

FACTS

Prosecution Case-in-Chief A. Vandalism at Cache Creek Casino On December 15, 2009, the bill validators on NRT Technology Corporation (NRT) machine No. 19 at Cache Creek Casino were vandalized. An NRT machine functions as an automated teller machine, ticket redemption center, and bill and coin change machine. When a ticket (credit voucher) is inserted in to the machine’s bill validators, the machine validates the ticket and dispenses cash based on the value of the ticket. Several days after the vandalism, Cache Creek Casino Surveillance Supervisor Terry Ryan viewed surveillance video to determine how the NRT machine may have been damaged. Ryan followed defendant’s movements after the damage was done in order to determine defendant’s identity. He was tracked from the NRT machine to a podium where he presented his players’ club card and obtained an adjustment of the points on his account. The patron management activity on defendant’s account corresponded to the adjustment depicted in the surveillance video. Cache Creek Casino Slot Technical Manager Eugene Whitman repairs bill validators. For the last couple of years at the casino, various bill validators have been damaged by…