People v. Friedlander CA4/3

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

During a patrol stop, deputy sheriffs from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department found approximately 30 grams of methamphetamine contained in multiple bags, as well as drug paraphernalia, in Friedlander’s vehicle. In addition to counts 1 and 2, Friedlander was charged with maintaining a false compartment in a vehicle with the intent to transport a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11366.8, subd. (a) [count 3], and

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code, unless otherwise indicated.

2 possession of drug paraphernalia (id., § 11364, subd. (a) [count 4]). The jury found Friedlander not guilty on counts 1 and 2, but guilty of the lesser included offense of simple possession for both counts. The jury also found Friedlander guilty on counts 3 and 4. The court imposed a sentence of 90 days in jail for count 1, reduced count 3 to a misdemeanor, and ordered a 90- day term for count 3 to run concurrently with count 1. The court suspended imposition of sentence and placed Friedlander on one year of informal probation on the condition, among other things, that he attend a 90-day outpatient drug program. The court stayed the sentences…