P. v. Castro-Vasquez CA4/3
A police officer stopped a car after seeing an expired registration. The car initially pulled over, but when the officer got out of his vehicle, the driver drove a little bit further, before stopping again. When the officer ordered the driver to get out of the car there was a noticeable delay and the officer could see the car shake. The officer later searched the car. He found methamphetamine and the component parts of a disassembled handgun near the driver’s seat and the front passenger floorboard.
The jury convicted the driver, defendant Juan Eduardo Castro-Vasquez, of possessing a controlled substance while armed with a loaded, operable firearm. The jury also found true a related sentencing allegation that defendant possessed a concealed, unregistered firearm and unexpended ammunition that was readily accessible to him.
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