People v. Brown CA2/2

FACTS

The Office Campus Appellant was a transient who frequently trespassed on an office campus located in the City of Alhambra (the campus). The campus had numerous buildings that housed multiple companies and government agencies. Rolando Valdovinos (Valdovinos), a security guard at the campus, had contacts with appellant, had escorted appellant off the campus, and had told appellant he was not allowed on the campus and not to come back. One of the companies located at the campus was AHMC Healthcare (AHMC), which had an office on the sixth floor of one of the buildings. AHMC provided billing and reporting services for six regional hospitals. The company maintained the personal data of approximately 700,000 patients of the hospitals. There were three main doors leading into AHMC’s office, which were kept locked and could only be opened by

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated. 2 The sentence on count 3 was stayed pursuant to section 654. 3 People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118.

2 swiping an electronic badge. There were four security cameras on the sixth floor that recorded movement. AHMC’s office was closed to the public, and…