People v. Earwood CA3

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

The following information was submitted in an affidavit submitted in support of an application for a warrant to search 19760 Paso Robles Avenue in Redding, defendant, and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle registered to Hannah Till-Earwood. California Highway Patrol Officer Bob Carrell was a member of the Shasta County Interagency Narcotic Task Force with extensive training and experience in investigating the possession and sale of controlled substances. Between May 1, 2011, and July 1, 2011, he spoke no less than three times to a confidential informant identified in the affidavit as CI#1. Each time, CI#1 told him that defendant was selling methamphetamine in Shasta County and transporting the drugs in his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. CI#1 had known defendant for more than six months and had seen him in possession of methamphetamine on no less than three occasions in the six months before July 1, 2011. The informant also identified defendant from a photograph and said defendant lives on Paso Robles Avenue in Redding. CI#1 was familiar with the appearance and weight of methamphetamine, having used and purchased it several times. This informant previously provided…