People v. Meade CA4/3

FACTS

One evening, Meade entered a Ralph’s grocery store where he took chicken and a 750 milliliter bottle of vodka and consumed them in the bathroom. Brandon Roth, a store employee who found the remnants and assumed Meade was homeless and living in his car, did not call the police. The next evening, Roth went to retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot and saw Meade in his car. About an hour later, around 9:56 p.m., Roth saw Meade drive through an empty parking lot for about 20 seconds, cutting through the stalls, traveling about 20 or 30 yards and park. Roth did not see Meade consume alcohol in his car and Meade did not drive erratically. Roth went back inside the store when his break ended at 10:09 p.m. 1 About 10:34 p.m., Meade entered the store and went to the floral section. When Roth approached Meade, he asked Roth where the phone chargers were located. After Roth assisted Meade, Roth left to help another customer. Meade went to the alcohol aisle and a couple minutes later, he left the store with a white bag in his hand. Roth, concerned Meade stole a phone charger, alerted the manager Stephanie Meyer, who called the police and told them what Roth had observed. Roth…