People v. Stolp CA3

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Several vacation homes in the Arnold area of Calaveras County were burglarized in late January or early February 2002. Defendant had lived in the area as a child. None of the victims knew defendant or gave him permission to enter their home. On February 7, 2002, victim David Smith got a phone call from a neighbor saying Smith’s home on Murphys Drive had been burglarized. The burglar entered Smith’s home through a sliding glass door on the back deck. A rifle, shotgun, ammunition, hunting knives, and a pillowcase were missing. A shotgun had been discharged into a mattress. Smith had last been at the vacation home on January 21, 2002. On February 11, 2002, Des Martinez received a phone call that her home on Stanislaus Drive had been burglarized. A window pane in the front door was broken, and items were missing. She had last been at the house around noon on February 3, 2002. The count involving Martinez was ultimately dismissed after the jury was unable to reach a verdict. On February 13, 2002, Ronald Peterson learned his home had been burglarized when he went there after receiving a phone bill for calls he did not make, including several “900” numbers, between…