P. v. Sams
Richard Joseph Sams pled guilty to two counts of second degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 495)[1], identity theft (§ 530.5, subd. (c)(3)), two counts of forgery of a check (§ 470, subd. (d), §476), and possession of methamphetamine for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a).) He also admitted to having served two prior prison terms. (§ 667.5, subd. (b).) The trial court sentenced appellant to a "realignment" sentence of five years, eight months in county jail. (§ 1170, subd. (h)(5)(B).) Execution of sentence was suspended with respect to two years, eight months of that time, which appellant was ordered to serve on supervised release.
In November 2011, law enforcement officers arrived at appellant's Grover Beach motel room to conduct a probation search. Appellant ran from them and discarded a bag containing 92 grams of methamphetamine. A search of the motel room disclosed more drugs, cash and drug paraphernalia. In August 2012, law enforcement searched another motel room of appellant's and found equipment used to falsify debit cards. Officers later discovered numerous forged checks linked to appellant.
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