People v. Wasson CA3

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A detailed recitation of the facts underlying defendant’s offenses is unnecessary to resolve this appeal. Briefly summarized, in April 2008, defendant was stopped by a law enforcement officer for a vehicle infraction. Defendant got out of his car to submit to field sobriety tests and ran away when the officer told him he would be patted down for weapons. The officer chased defendant, used his taser and defendant surrendered. He was arrested and was carrying a loaded .9 millimeter gun. Law enforcement obtained a search warrant and found methamphetamine manufacturing equipment and supplies in his garage and home as well as a gun case matching the gun defendant was carrying at the time of his arrest. An information filed in July 2008 charged defendant with being a felon in possession of a firearm (former § 12021, subd. (a)(1) [now § 29800, subd. (a)(1) (Stats. 2010, ch. 711, § 6)] [count 1]); unlawful possession of ammunition (former § 12316, subd. (b)(1) [now § 30305, subd. (a)(1) (Stats. 2010, ch. 711, § 6)] [count 2]); possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a) [count 3]); carrying a concealed weapon…