People v. Suarez CA3

BACKGROUND

Brianna Doe, a prostitute, testified at trial under a grant of immunity; she was 24 years old.

2 Because Senate Bill No. 567 was adopted as non-urgency legislation, it became effective on January 1, 2022. (Cal. Const., art. IV, § 8, subd. (c); Gov. Code, § 9600, subd. (a).)

2 Brianna met defendant in late May or early June 2020. She was introduced to him by her boyfriend and pimp,3 Bruce Anderson. Defendant and Anderson were friends, and defendant knew Brianna was a prostitute. Brianna and defendant began a sexual relationship shortly after they met, about a week or so after Brianna and Anderson broke up due to a “falling out” over a domestic violence incident. On June 10, 2020, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department conducted a sting operation at Vince’s Motel in Rancho Cordova after learning that Brianna was engaging in prostitution activities there. At that time, Brianna was on probation with a search condition and defendant was on parole. During the sting operation, defendant and several others were found in a room registered to Brianna; she was found alone in a nearby room. A search of Brianna’s and defendant’s cell phones4 revealed that, from June 6 to June…