People v. Brown CA2/2

FACTS

Facts pertaining to forgery In 2013, Lawrence Johnson advertised his 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix for sale for $1,900. A woman approached him at his house in Lake Los Angeles and said she was

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2 interested in the car. A few days later, on September 8, 2013, she returned to the house with defendant and told Johnson she would buy the car for $1,400. Johnson accepted the offer and the woman handed him cash. Defendant drove the car away from Johnson’s property. About an hour later, Johnson realized that the cash felt funny and slippery. He took about half the bills and dipped them in water. They dissolved. Johnson called the police. A deputy sheriff came and Johnson was instructed to turn in the remainder of the counterfeit money. On September 10, 2013, Deputy Sheriff Lewis Orantes made a traffic stop in Lancaster of a Pontiac Grand Prix. Defendant was in the passenger seat. He stated that he had purchased the car the day before. Deputy Orantes searched defendant’s wallet and found $310 in counterfeit bills. Defendant admitted that the money was counterfeit. Defendant was taken into custody and…