Arebalos-Cabrera
People v. Arebalos-Cabrera
Opinion
lead Opinion
Guerrero, J.
*107 *182 Following a hung jury and mistrial, a second jury convicted Jorge Arebalos-Cabrera of transporting over 10 kilograms of heroin ( Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11352, subd. (a), 11370.4, subd. (a)(3) ), transporting over four kilograms of methamphetamine ( id ., §§ 11379, subd. (a), 11370.4, subd. (b)(2)), and using a false compartment ( id ., § 11366.8, subd. (a)). The trial court sentenced him to a total term of 17 years four months in prison.
Arebalos appeals. He contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence found during a search of his tractor-trailer and by denying his second motion to suppress on jurisdictional grounds. We disagree and affirm.
FACTS
For purposes of this section, we state the evidence in the light most favorable to the judgment. (See People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622 , 690, 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 26 , 919 P.2d 640 ; People v. Dawkins (2014) 230 Cal.App.4th 991 , 994, 179 Cal.Rptr.3d 101 .) Additional facts will be discussed where relevant in the following section.
Arebalos was with a group of individuals being surveilled by law enforcement as part of a multiagency regional narcotics suppression program. On August 24, 2012, after…