People v. Kuss CA3

Filed 6/30/15 P. v. Kuss CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Tehama) ----

THE PEOPLE, C077095

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. NCR90189,

NCR91233)

v.

STEVEN DONALD KUSS,

Defendant and Appellant.

This is an appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende). On March 4, 2014, officers were dispatched to a gas station on a suspicious person call. At the station, officers contacted defendant Steven Donald Kuss who had been lurking around the parking lot and reportedly pointing his finger at cars as if he was shooting a gun. A pat-down search revealed a concealed sheath knife in a pocket and a hypodermic syringe on his person. On May 20, 2014, an officer conducted a welfare…