People v. Lauri CA4/3

CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal
DecidedJanuary 30, 2014
DocketG049100
StatusUnpublished

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Filed 1/30/14 P. v. Lauri CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G049100

v. (Super. Ct. Nos. FSB053697; FSB054367; JAYSUN EDWARD LAURI and FSB053658) ANNALISA JOY LAURI,

Defendants and Appellants. OPINION

Appeal from a judgment of the San Bernardino Superior Court, Donna G. Garza, Kyle S. Brodie, and J. David Mazurek, Judges. Affirmed as modified. Richard Jay Moller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Jaysun Edward Lauri. Laurel M. Nelson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant, Annalisa Joy Lauri. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, William Wood and Scott

C. Taylor, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

* * * A jury convicted Jaysun Lauri of possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (e); count 2), felon in possession of a firearm (Pen. Code, former § 12021, subd. (a)(1); counts 7 and 13; all statutory references are to the Penal Code unless noted), possession of a controlled substance with a firearm (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.1, subd. (a); count 9), possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378; counts 10 and 14), child endangerment (§ 273a, subd. (a)); counts 11 and 12), and transportation of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a); count 15).1 As to certain counts, the jury found Jaysun was personally armed with a firearm (§ 12022, subd. (c)), and found he had suffered four prior drug convictions (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.2, subd. (c)). The jury convicted Annalisa of possession of a controlled substance with a firearm (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.1, subd. (a); count 9), possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378; count 10), and child endangerment (§ 273a, subd. (a); counts 11 and 12). Defendants seek review of a sealed search warrant affidavit and in camera proceedings to ascertain whether the trial court erred in denying a motion to traverse and quash the search warrant, and unseal the affidavit. (See People v. Hobbs (1994) 7 Cal.4th 948 (Hobbs).) They also assert the trial court erred in applying the good faith exception to the warrant requirement. (United States v. Leon (1984) 468 U.S. 897, 922-923.)

1 To avoid confusion and for the reader’s convenience, we refer to the defendants and appellants by their first names. We do not intend this informality to reflect a lack of respect. (In re Marriage of Balcof (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 1509, 1513, fn.2) 2 Finally, Jaysun argues the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence found in a briefcase during a vehicle stop. Annalisa also challenges several probation conditions as unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. For reasons expressed below, we modify the terms and conditions of Annalisa’s probation, and otherwise affirm the judgment.

I FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On the afternoon of November 8, 2005, deputies with the San Bernardino sheriff’s department executed a search warrant at 760 Audio, Jaysun’s Victorville business. Jaysun ran into his office when he spotted the deputies and barricaded the door. Deputies eventually gained entry, searched the office, and found in Jaysun’s desk a bag containing 43 grams of methamphetamine, small baggies, a scale, and a shotgun. Deputies also discovered at the business a rifle, a pot or vase with a false compartment, a toolbox containing a handgun, pay-owe sheets, a methamphetamine pipe, and ammunition. Jaysun had a bindle containing 4.3 grams of methamphetamine in his back pocket. Around 8:00 p.m. that evening, deputies executed a search warrant at the Lauris’ San Bernardino home. In the master bedroom closet, the officers found a rifle with a sawed-off barrel and a shotgun, and another shotgun with a sawed-off barrel under the bed. They also found plastic bags containing marijuana remnants in the master bedroom, and baggies containing 22 grams and 12 grams, respectively, of marijuana in a dresser in the northeast bedroom. A purse in the living room contained two additional baggies of marijuana. Deputies returned to the Lauris’ residence on the evening of December 14, 2005, to execute another search warrant. They found the Lauris at home with their two young sons, ages five, and eight months. The residence was dirty and disorganized. 3 Deputies found an unsheathed machete on a dresser in the master bedroom. At various locations throughout the house, deputies discovered two baggies of marijuana, a marijuana grinder, items and substances that could be used in the manufacture and sale of methamphetamine, a scale, and a casserole dish dusted with a white powdery substance later determined to be methamphetamine. On hallway shelves outside the bathroom, accessible to a child, deputies located a Band-Aid box containing marijuana paraphernalia and small plastic baggies, a loaded handgun, and gas masks. Deputies also found a BB gun rifle in the baby’s crib. In a Dodge Viper automobile, deputies found methamphetamine, a pipe, and a loaded handgun. Jaysun told deputies he used methamphetamine every morning, and the Lauris admitted they kept the guns for their own protection. Annalisa denied using methamphetamine, but admitted using marijuana and OxyContin. Both tested positive for amphetamines, and Annalisa tested positive for marijuana metabolites. A urine test of their five-year old son was positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine. On December 26, 2005, deputies stopped a silver Chevrolet for traffic violations. Jaysun, the rear seat passenger, straddled a briefcase on the floorboard. Attorney Don Ferguson’s business card was attached to the briefcase, which contained 15 grams of methamphetamine in a large bag, and smaller bags contained lesser amounts of the drug. A scale in the briefcase had an “L” etched into it. The briefcase also contained a photograph of Jaysun and his business card. Jaysun had $249 on his person, and deputies also found two drug pipes. Ferguson denied responsibility for the contents of the briefcase, although in May 2007, he suffered a conviction for possession of methamphetamine for sale. Jaysun had previously suffered convictions in Orange County for transportation and possession for sale of controlled substances in 1993 and 1994. Defendants testified and presented evidence suggesting others may have possessed the

4 rifle found at the business. They also denied that Jaysun was a drug dealer, claiming the couple possessed the drugs found in their possession for personal use.

II DISCUSSION A. The Trial Court Did Not Err in Denying Motions to Unseal Confidential Portions of the November 8, 2005 Search Warrant Affidavit, to Traverse the Warrant, and to Quash the Warrant Jaysun asks this court to conduct an independent review of the sealed probable cause affidavit related to search warrant VVSW05-530. Law enforcement relied on this warrant to search Jaysun’s Victorville business, 760 Audio, on November 8, 2005. Jaysun asks this court to determine whether the affidavit was properly sealed, whether it contains material misrepresentations or omissions, and whether it establishes probable cause for issuance of the warrant. The trial court addressed these issues during an in camera hearing outside the presence of the defense on May 3, 2010.

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