People v. Carranza CA4/3

FACTS

One evening about 8:00 p.m., Duc N. (Duc) pulled into his driveway. Duc saw three figures walk out of the side gate of his home. He did not see their faces, but he thought they were males with short hair. The three men left the area. Duc went into his home and found the upstairs master bedroom had been ransacked. Several items were gone, including American, Canadian, and Vietnamese currency, jewelry, a camera, a wallet containing credit cards, and a pillow case. The backdoor to the home showed signs of forced entry. About 9:25 p.m., the same evening, Officers Rodolfo Ledesma and Brandon Walthers were on patrol in a marked patrol car when they saw a car with tinted front windows. They conducted a traffic stop. There were three men in the car, including Carranza, who drove. Walthers asked Carranza for his driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance. Officers learned Carranza’s driver’s license was suspended. The officers asked the men to get out of the car, handcuffed them, and placed them in the back of the patrol car. Ledesma searched the car’s passenger compartment and found a flashlight, crowbar, and three pairs of gloves. Walthers searched the car’s trunk and…