People v. Coffman CA3

BACKGROUND

In October 2013, officers went to an apartment to serve a search warrant and saw defendant leaving. One of the officers searched defendant and found 7.6 grams of methamphetamine in his pocket. Defendant told officers he was an addict and admitted the methamphetamine belonged to him (case No. 13F7296). Approximately five months later, defendant was a passenger in a car stopped by Redding police officers. He was fidgeting and appeared to be trying to conceal something. A records check revealed defendant had outstanding warrants for his arrest. Upon exiting the vehicle, defendant told the officers he had methamphetamine in his pocket. A search revealed a baggie containing 0.8 grams of methamphetamine (case No. 14F1314). In case No. 14F1314,1 defendant pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a)), admitted a prior conviction for assault with a deadly weapon as an enhancement (Pen. Code, § 1170.12),2 and admitted he had committed the current offense while released on bail (§ 12022.1). In case No. 13F7296, defendant pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378), and admitted…