People v. Inzunza CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On the afternoon of April 6, 2018, a National City police officer contacted Javier Flores, who was standing outside a motel room. The officer developed suspicion that there were drugs in Flores’s motel room and indicated he was going to conduct a search. Flores stated that his girlfriend was inside the room taking a shower. When the motel room door was opened, Inzunza was inside the room. Police searched the room and located drugs in two locations. First, inside a backpack that belonged to Inzunza, police located (1) a baggie containing 13.5 grams of methamphetamine; (2) a baggie containing 1.6 grams of heroin; (3) a bindle containing 1.1 grams of methamphetamine; (4) several new unused plastic baggies in two sizes; (5) a pipe for smoking methamphetamine; (6) used syringes; (7) a cell phone; and (8) a knife. Second, inside the refrigerator, behind a piece of clothing, officers found (1) 24.8 grams of methamphetamine; (2) 10.6 grams of heroin; and (3) a digital scale. Items associated with the use or sale of drugs were also found in other locations in the room, including two more cell phones; additional unused baggies; a powerful lighter…