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P. v. Camarena CA4/3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 6, 2013G043978ACalifornia4,682 words

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FACTS

About 5:00 p.m. one evening in April 2009, Officers Jorge Lopez and John Rodriguez were on patrol on 17th Street in Santa Ana. They pulled over Camarena, who was driving a truck with loud music emanating from inside the truck. When they approached the truck, Lopez saw .22 caliber ammunition on the rear passenger side seat. Lopez asked Camarena about the ammunition, and Camarena replied he had recently placed it there. The officers searched the truck and found a loaded Colt Derringer on the rear driver’s side floorboard. They also found additional ammunition in a bag on the front driver’s side floorboard. Finally, they found what was later determined to be 34 milligrams of methamphetamine. The officers determined the legal owner of the Colt Derringer reported the gun stolen the previous month. Lopez arrested Camarena and advised him of his Miranda1 rights. His head was shaved, and he had the following tattoos: a fly on his hand, “714” on his head, and “Santana” on the back of his neck. Camarena admitted the gun, ammunition, and drugs were his. Camarena told Lopez he bought the gun from a friend for $100 about two or three weeks earlier. Camarena stated he bought the gun for…

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