People v. Tafoya CA3

Filed 6/17/14 P. v. Tafoya CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(San Joaquin) ----

THE PEOPLE, C075143

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. SF121804A)

v.

ANGELA RENEE TAFOYA,

Defendant and Appellant.

This appeal comes to us pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). On August 22, 2012, defendant was seen in a local Walmart store. With defendant were two older children, an infant in a stroller, and another child in a shopping cart. Sharita Sheard, an asset protection associate at Walmart, saw defendant tear “UPC tags” off of merchandise and hide the merchandise in a diaper bag attached to the back of her stroller.

1 Sheard followed defendant around the store and watched defendant…