In re B.Z. CA1/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY1

On January 6, 2014, at 10:51 p.m., South San Francisco police officers contacted appellant and an adult, who were seated in a vehicle located in the Embassy Suites Hotel parking lot after the officers noticed an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. Appellant was sitting in the driver’s seat and identified himself as “James Anderson,” with a date of birth of November 1992. After a police K-9 search, a large amount of individually wrapped plastic “twists” containing crack cocaine was located inside of the vehicle’s steering column. Additionally, appellant had a bundle of money in denominations of $1, $5, and $20 bills totaling $117. On the adult’s person, the police found a large number of small plastic “ ‘twists,’ crack rocks, and a plastic bag containing marijuana.” Both appellant and the adult admitted smoking marijuana. Appellant and the adult were arrested and transported to the police station for questioning where an officer noticed appellant’s face did not match “James Anderson’s” Department of Motor Vehicles photo. After being read his Miranda2 rights, appellant admitted cocaine was in the steering column and he sells it.…