People v. Berrigan CA5

FACTS

The Trial The prosecution established that on April 9, 2014, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Bakersfield Police Officer Lukious Sims, Detective Alex Paiz and other officers conducted a search of Berrigan’s house in Bakersfield. During a search of the garage, Officer Simms found two glass pipes and a plastic bag that contained 5.07 grams of an off-white crystalline substance that was later determined to be methamphetamine. One pipe had a crystalline residue on it and a discolored end caused by a substance melting in the pipe. In a baseball cap on a couch, Detective Paiz found numerous empty two-inch by two-inch plastic Ziploc baggies with a design printed on them. He also located two digital scales on a coffee table. One of the scales had a white residue on it that appeared to be the same as the crystalline substance Officer Sims found in the plastic bag. During an interview with Detective Paiz, Berrigan admitted that the pipes and the crystalline substance found in the garage belonged to him. He also stated that he “sells a little to make ends meet.” On August 21, 2014, at around 4:00 p.m., Officer Sims, Detective Paiz and other officers returned to Berrigan’s house. On this…