People v. Rodriguez CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

On the evening of March 30, 2020, police officers were called to defendant’s home, where he lived with his mother V.C. to investigate V.C.’s report that defendant had threatened her with a machete-style knife. During the search for the knife, one of the officers found what was later characterized as a butane honey oil lab in a cabinet in a detached garage. The officer also found a bag of marijuana shake that weighed 1,060 grams. Defendant admitted to the officer that he smoked marijuana and that he had watched YouTube videos about how to process butane honey oil. The expert testifying for the People opined 1,060 grams of marijuana “shake” would make 1,060 usable dosages of butane honey oil. V.C. confirmed defendant had access to the detached garage and spent a lot of time there every day. The tape used around the arm of defendant’s wheelchair also had a similar pattern as the tape found on one of the cylindrical tubes in the lab and a roll of tape found in the cabinet. The People filed an amended information on June 30, 2020, charging defendant with one count of manufacturing butane honey oil (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379.6, subd. (a)), one…