People v. Capps CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
At approximately 1:45 a.m. on February 7, 2014, Officer Sam Sellers stopped a
car at an intersection in Coronado. Defendant and appellant Anna K. Capps was a
passenger. Officer Sellers obtained identification, registration and insurance information
from the driver. Defendant was unable to produce a driver's license. Officer Sellers
asked for, and obtained, her full name and birth date.
Dispatch informed Officer Sellers that defendant could have a felony warrant for
her arrest because she had several aliases. Defendant provided her aliases and social
security number. Existence of a felony warrant was confirmed, and defendant was
arrested. While defendant was in the back of the police car, Officer Sellers searched the
passenger area of the car and found a purse on the floorboard. Inside the purse, he found
a purple tin that contained a glass pipe and methamphetamine.
On February 11, 2014, the San Diego County District Attorney filed a felony
complaint charging defendant with possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 11377, subd. (a)) and possession of narcotics paraphernalia (Health & Saf. Code,
§ 11364.1, subd. (a)).