Filed 6/4/14 P. v. Perea CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
THE PEOPLE,
Plaintiff and Respondent, E060222
v. (Super.Ct.No. FWV1200397)
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD PEREA, OPINION
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Stephan G.
Saleson, Judge. Affirmed.
William D. Farber, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and
Appellant.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Defendant Christopher Perea is on probation for three years after pleading guilty
to possessing concentrated cannabis (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (a)) for having
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a marijuana “grow house” in his home.1 Defendant appeals from the trial court’s denial
of his motion to suppress evidence under Penal Code section 1538.5. We affirm the
judgment.
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
On February 17, 2012, police officers acted on a tip that the resident of
defendant’s house was growing marijuana and that a child was staying at the house. The
officers knocked on the front doors and windows of the house but there was no response.
The officers saw an open gate in the chain link fence separating the back yard from the
front yard, and went to see if they could contact someone in the back yard. Upon taking
5 to 10 steps into the back yard, the officers noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming
from inside the house. They saw an open window in the back of the house covered by a
thick white material and containing a vent leading into the house. They heard the sound
of large fans inside the house. The officers believed the house could be a “grow house”
and that people could be inside, who might begin to hide and destroy evidence once they
saw the officers. For this reason, and because they believed a child might be in danger
inside the house, they entered the house without a warrant. No one was inside. After
securing the house, the officers obtained a search warrant.
After obtaining the search warrant, the officers found 968 marijuana plants, scales
with marijuana residue, pay and owe sheets, heat lamps, and large quantities of marijuana
1 All section references are to the Health and Safety Code unless otherwise
indicated.
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in various states of preparation. They also found information indicating defendant lived
in the home.
On February 27, 2013, the People filed an information charging defendant with
selling or transporting marijuana (§ 11360, subd. (a)) and possessing marijuana for sale
(§ 11359).
On July 2, 2013, the court heard and denied defendant’s motion to suppress
evidence.
On October 22, 2013, defendant entered into a plea bargain. He pled no contest to
a new charge, possessing concentrated cannabis, in exchange for the more serious
charges being dropped. On November 20, 2013, as agreed, he was placed on felony
probation for three years, with time served of 168 days. His conviction was to be reduced
to a misdemeanor under Penal Code section 17, subdivision (b), if he would commit no
further criminal violations for 22 months.
This appeal followed.
DISCUSSION
We appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. After examination of the
record, counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d
436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738, setting forth a statement of the case, a
summary of the facts and potential arguable issues, and requesting this court conduct an
independent review of the record. We offered defendant an opportunity to file a personal
supplemental brief, but he has not done so. Pursuant to the mandate of People v. Kelly
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(2006) 40 Cal.4th 106, we have independently reviewed the record for potential error and
find no arguable issues.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
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RAMIREZ
P. J.
We concur:
HOLLENHORST
J.
RICHLI
J.
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