People v. Cuevas CA2/8

FACTS

Los Angeles Police Department officers executed a search warrant at 7506/7508 Jamieson Avenue in Reseda. The search warrant permitted a search of Fernando Sanchez, the location, and any vehicles parked at or near the location, and the seizure of cocaine, paraphernalia, currency, and the like, as well as computers, cell phones, pagers, and weapons. The warrant described the location to be searched as a one-story, white house with white trim and a gray roof. The location was further described as follows: “The numbers 7506/7508 are painted in black on a white back ground on the curb. The property listed through Department resources shows it as 7506, although 7508 is painted on the curb in front of the location. This may have been erroneously painted or purposely painted on the curb to avoid detection from the police.” The warrant did not mention a garage or any sort of outbuilding was located on the subject property. Detective Luke Walden, the affiant who prepared the search warrant and affidavit, testified at the hearing on the motion to suppress. When he and the other officers arrived at the location, they discovered a house with a detached garage. Officers approached the…