People v. Wilson CA3

BACKGROUND

Offense Conduct On January 12, 2012, officers from the Paradise Police Department responded to a report of a burglary of a commercial building on Thomasson Lane. The building was undergoing renovations at the time of the incident. When police arrived, they found defendant rifling through a pile of tools on the floor. Police also discovered that one of the building’s glass doors had been smashed and the interior ransacked. When contacted by police, defendant claimed he had a legal right to be in the building because he had started a dance studio there. He also claimed that he had acquired the building through his “agent,” and was “testing the windows out because he was told they were bulletproof and cost approximately $10,000.” Officers conducted a drug abuse recognition evaluation and concluded that defendant was either under the influence of a controlled substance or “coming down” from being under the influence. While defendant was seated in the backseat of the patrol car, the building owner’s son arrived and confirmed that defendant did not have permission to be there. Charges and Plea On May 1, 2012, an information was filed charging defendant with two counts of…