People v. Culver CA2/5

FACTS

On the afternoon of May 1, 2014, defendant was driving a car registered to his girlfriend Iris McKenzie. McKenzie was riding in the front passenger seat. Mike Stebleton was seated in back. Defendant pulled into Stebleton’s driveway in Lancaster.

1 Defendant was convicted in count 1 of transportation of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)), in count 2 of possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)), and in count 3 of possession of hydrocodone for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351, subd. (a)).

2 Defendant was convicted in count 4 of unlawful possession of ammunition (Pen. Code, § 30305, subd. (a)(1)), and in counts 5 and 6 of felon in possession of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1)).

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise stated. 2 Deputy Sheriff Larry Pico and his partner pulled up behind the car. Deputy Pico knew defendant to be a member of a gang called Young Boys Rifa (YBR) with a moniker of “Cartoon.” Deputy Pico had 14 years experience as a deputy sheriff. He worked at Men’s Central Jail for four years, where he interviewed hundreds of Southern California gang…