People v. Peeler CA3

FACTS

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Detective Kevin Reali testified he received a call from Nevada County Sheriff’s Detective Bingham on September 14, 2012, asking for help in serving a felony warrant on defendant. Bingham told him defendant might be armed with a handgun. Five days later, Bingham called again and asked Reali to check a house in the Antelope area of Sacramento. Reali saw a man leave the house, put something in the trunk of a Volvo, and get in the driver’s seat. After a woman entered the Volvo, the Volvo left, and Reali tried to reach Bingham, without success. Reali reached Detective Jeff Martin, who asked him to check on a white panel van at a Walmart, because defendant was thought to use it to hide things. Martin testified he told Reali that multiple informants had recently seen defendant with “a handgun and/or a small assault style rifle” and that he always carried those weapons with him. Reali saw the van, called back-up, and when other officers arrived, Reali returned to the Antelope house. Reali learned a team comprised of Nevada and Placer County officers had found the Volvo in Orangevale, and went to discuss with those officers how to apprehend defendant…