People v. Dignan CA5

BACKGROUND

On August 17, 2018, in case No. 18CM4785 (4785), during a probation search of a probationer’s residence where defendant was staying, officers searched defendant’s bag and found syringes containing a clear liquid, plastic zip bags containing methamphetamine, and a digital scale. Defendant admitted she injected methamphetamine. On September 11, 2018, in case No. 4785, the Kings County District Attorney charged defendant with possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378;1 count 1) and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia (§ 11364, subd. (a); count 2). The complaint further alleged defendant had suffered a prior “strike” conviction within the meaning of the “Three Strikes” law (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)–(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)–(d)). On February 5, 2019, defendant pled no contest to count 1 in exchange for six months’ probation, which the trial court subsequently granted on March 7, 2019. On April 29, 2019, in case No. 19CMS2858 (2858), officers conducted a traffic stop of defendant. When they searched her purse, they found syringes containing a clear liquid, plastic zip bags containing methamphetamine, hundreds of empty zip bags, an…