People v. Brown

*923*728Napa law enforcement officers initiated a traffic stop of appellant Darius Brown (Brown) and found him in possession of clothing stolen from the Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein outlet stores. Brown was charged with a single felony violation of Penal Code1 section 496, subdivision (a) (receiving stolen property in excess of $950 in value). A jury found Brown guilty as charged.

Brown appeals, arguing that he should have been charged with shoplifting, not receiving stolen property. In the alternative, Brown contends that the People improperly aggregated the values of the items stolen from the…