People v. Morais CA3

BACKGROUND

In November 2011, defendant was living with Julie Morais, Carrie Evans and Carbon Morais in a fifth-wheel trailer on the property of defendant’s father, Forrest Morais.1 The property was 11 to 12 acres; Forrest lived with his four daughters in the main house on the property. There was also a shed on the property, along with a green and white trailer. The shed was between the fifth wheel and the main house. Lassen County Sheriff’s Deputy Shannon Parker went to the property on November 30, 2011, and Forrest gave him permission to enter the shed. Forrest had not been in the shed since the previous summer, and his daughter Jamie Lynn Morais had not been in it for about a year. Jamie Lynn had not entered the shed for so long because “everything from the pool yard off into the desert was [defendant’s] area. You don’t cross him, you don’t go into his area.” Deputy Parker found four shotguns inside the shed. One had a short barrel that looked as if it had been cut off. A shotgun barrel was found in the green and white trailer. Officers also found four containers inside the shed. One container held marijuana packaged in one-gallon Ziploc bags, and another container held…