Arevalo

People v. Arevalo

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19 Cal. App. 5th 652·228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 192
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 17, 2018G054483California1,955 words

Opinion

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Leary, J.

*654 A jury convicted Maria Arevalo of possessing methamphetamine for sale ( Health & Saf. Code, § 11378 ). The trial court suspended execution of sentence and granted three years formal probation on *655 several conditions. On appeal, Arevalo contends the probation condition requiring her to maintain a residence approved by her probation officer is unconstitutionally overbroad and violates her right to travel and freedom of association. She also requests that this court independently review the in camera hearing of her Pitchess motion. We find her first contention lacks merit, and the Attorney General agrees this court should review the confidential records. We have done so, and we affirm the judgment.

FACTS

In 2014, Orange County Sheriff's Department Investigator Ashra Abdelmuti conducted a "controlled buy" between a confidential informant (CI) and Arevalo. After the CI purchased methamphetamine from Arevalo, deputies obtained a search warrant for Arevalo, her vehicle, and her apartment.

Abdelmuti spoke to Arevalo at her mother's house in Anaheim. After learning the deputies intended to search her apartment, Arevalo gave them the keys. Inside Arevalo's apartment, deputies…

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