People v. Hineman CA5

FACTS

Search Warrant On May 19, 2016, a search warrant was issued by a magistrate upon an affidavit of Detective Enrique Lara. The warrant authorized the search of the defendants’ residence for marijuana and paraphernalia associated with possession, packaging, and/or sale of marijuana; marijuana clandestine laboratory paraphernalia; and items used to cultivate marijuana. On the day it was issued, the warrant was executed by Lara. Lara’s Statement of Expertise in Support of the Warrant In his application for the search warrant, Lara affied that he graduated from the police academy in 2012 and began working as a peace officer with the Porterville Police Department in 2013. He investigated various types of offenses, including narcotics and drug offenses. In 2015, he was assigned as a detective with the Porterville Police Department’s Narcotics Investigation Unit where he had conducted controlled narcotics purchases and conducted numerous hours of surveillance of subjects suspected of selling narcotics. Lara was a member of the California Narcotic Officers’ Association and had logged 24 hours of drug abuse recognition training; 24 hours of training by the California Narcotic…