People v. Barker CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

On August 13, 2012, defendant failed to appear in court on a felony drug possession case and a $15,000 bench warrant issued. On December 14, 2012, the Del Norte County District Attorney filed an information charging defendant with failing to appear in a criminal action after he had been released on his own recognizance, in violation of Penal Code section 1320, subdivision (b) (case No. CRF 12-9484). On January 19, 2013, defendant was stopped by an officer who knew he had active warrants and was placed under arrest. Defendant was riding a bicycle at the time and was carrying methamphetamine, a small amount of marijuana, and a smoking pipe. On

1 February 14, 2013, the Del Norte County District Attorney filed a criminal complaint charging defendant with transportation of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia under Health and Safety Code sections 11379, 11377 and 11364 (case No. CRF 13-9129). On August 28, 2013, defendant entered into a plea agreement under which he pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and felony failure to appear in exchange for probation and a dismissal of the other charges noted above and…