People v. Guerra

Opinion

KANE, J.—

INTRODUCTION

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on January 22, 2014, defendant Adam Lee Guerra was driving on the highway in a car with an expired registration tag. 1 A California Highway Patrol officer following behind defendant observed the expired registration tag, verified the registration was expired through his computer, and pulled defendant over. The car had dirty, darkly tinted windows, and after the officer got out of his patrol car to approach the vehicle, he spotted a piece of paper, or “decal,” affixed to the left rear windshield. 2 The officer subsequently confirmed the…