People v. Hart

Opinion

NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.

The defendant parked her van in a residential area in the middle of the night, purportedly for a tryst with a man where they would not be seen together. Advised by a resident of the van’s suspicious presence in the neighborhood, a sheriff’s deputy contacted the couple. After detaining the claimed trysters, the deputy searched the defendant’s purse, left in the van, for her identification. While the California identification card in the purse identified her, the methamphetamine therein incriminated her. A jury found her guilty of possession of a controlled…