People v. Lopez CA3

FACTS

Present Offense On August 27, 2012, Genrikh Fekho’s Toyota Camry was stolen while parked in front of his apartment complex on Maple Street in West Sacramento. The following morning, Officer Daniel Gill of the West Sacramento Police Department was on patrol when he spotted a Camry matching the description of the stolen car traveling eastbound on Sacramento Avenue, close to where Fekho’s car was taken. The Camry, driven by defendant, turned onto Todhunter Avenue and continued northbound at a high rate of speed. Officer Gill followed in pursuit and initiated a traffic stop while radioing the license plate number to dispatch. The license plate belonged on a Camry registered to Leonard Seifried.

Undesignated statutory references are to the Evidence Code.

2 Defendant pulled over. Officer Gill approached the car, informed defendant he was being pulled over for speeding, and asked for his driver’s license. As defendant pulled an identification card out of his right pants pocket, two white latex gloves also came out of the pocket. Noticing there was a single key in the ignition and the center console appeared to be damaged, Officer Gill asked: “Whose car is this?” Defendant…