palmspringsbum - Felony Cultivation Preliminary Hearing Trial Transcript

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 1      A On 11-25-03.
 
 2      Q Did you execute that search warrant?
 
 3      A Yes, I did.
 
 4      Q Is that in the county of San Bernardino?
 
 5      A Yes, it is.
 
 6      Q Who did you execute that search warrant with?
 
 7      A Detective Barta from the Narcotics Division,
 
 8 Deputy Wolfe, Sergeant Zack Sandera, both of the Morongo
 
 9 Basin sheriff substation.
 
 10      Q When you first walked in the house to execute
 
 11 the search warrant, tell the court what you observed.
 
 12      A I first observed, it would be in the southeast
 
 13 corner of the living room area a large closet with the
 
 14 door open. It was a wooden closet. It appeared to have
 
 15 been added after the room was made. That closet door was
 
 16 open and I observed green leafy plants growing in the
 
 17 closet that I recognize from my training and experience as
 
 18 being consistent with that of marijuana.
 
 19      Q How many green leafy plants did you see growing
 
 20 in this closet?
 
 21      A Eventually during the collection, I collected 12
 
 22 from that closet.
 
 23      Q And would you characterize them as being mature
 
 24 or immature plants?
 
 25      A They were in various stages. From seedling
 
 26 to -- I wouldn't describe them as mature. Maybe mid
 
 27 growth.
 
 28      Q And after making your observations of the