P. v. Courts CA3
A January 2021 information, filed after a preliminary hearing, charged defendant with two offenses: possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1); count 1), and unlawful possession of ammunition (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1); count 2). Specifically, the information alleged that: (1) on December 26, 2020, having previously been convicted of a felony, defendant possessed a “Ruger .22 revolver” in Siskiyou County; and (2) on the same date and in the same county, defendant “own[ed], possess[ed], and ha[d] under [h]is control ammunition.”
The following facts emerged at trial. Around 5:00 p.m. on December 26, 2020, a Siskiyou County reserve deputy sheriff was in civilian clothes and driving his car when he saw defendant walking on a road with a woman and a dog. The reserve deputy was driving in the area because he had heard gunshots and wanted to “check it out to see what it was.”
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