People v. Trevino CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

On October 13, 2020, at around 3:40 a.m., Placer County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Hawley was patrolling when he noticed defendant’s Ford Mustang in a dark, secluded

1 corner of a motel parking lot. Deputy Hawley found the car suspicious because it had a temporary paper license plate and was present at night at a high crime location. He parked about 30 to 40 feet behind the Ford and illuminated its license plate with the headlights of his patrol car. Deputy Hawley assumed it was a California license plate. A records check of the license plate as a California plate revealed that it belonged to a Chevrolet. Deputy Hawley shone a spotlight on the Ford and approached the passenger side of the vehicle on foot. As Deputy Hawley was approaching the car, he observed defendant making “furtive movements” in the driver’s seat, leaning “back and forth from left to the right and also reach[ing] in his immediate area around the driver’s seat.” Defendant told Deputy Hawley that he was meeting with a friend who was staying at the motel but refused to provide the friend’s name. He also informed Deputy Hawley that he purchased the car several…