People v. Orosco CA3

BACKGROUND

On June 28, 2007, officers from the Anderson Police Department stopped a vehicle for having a broken taillight. The officers spoke to defendant, who was a passenger in the vehicle. Initially, defendant gave them a false name, but after learning his true name, the officers discovered there was a parole warrant for defendant’s arrest. They searched the vehicle and found 0.8 gram of methamphetamine, two pipes for smoking methamphetamine, and 4.6 grams of marijuana. Defendant admitted the methamphetamine was his and he had also used the pipes. On August 1, 2007, in Shasta County Superior Court case No. 07F6420, defendant was charged with multiple criminal offenses, and on March 17, 2008, he pleaded guilty to one count of felony transportation of methamphetamine. The trial court suspended imposition of sentence and granted defendant probation, ordering him to complete the Proposition 36 drug program. On August 1, 2008, the probation department filed a petition to revoke defendant’s probation. Defendant admitted violating his probation after he tested positive for methamphetamine. The trial court revoked and reinstated his probation on the original terms and conditions,…