People v. Woosley CA3

Filed 5/23/25 P. v. Woosley CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C099036

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 23FE001712)

v.

AARON MICHAEL WOOSLEY,

Defendant and Appellant.

After a jury found defendant Aaron Michael Woosley guilty of numerous offenses, the trial court sentenced him to an aggregate term of 15 years four months in state prison. On appeal, Woosley contends the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence under Penal Code1 section 1538.5 and that his sentence for possession of ammunition should have been stayed under section 654. Neither contention has merit. We affirm.

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

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BACKGROUND On February 2, 2023, police stopped Woosley in his car near his residence. An officer searched the car and found “baggies” of various narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and a lockbox containing a loaded .45-caliber Beretta handgun. Officers also searched Woosley’s residence and found an AR-15-style rifle with a loaded magazine of .223- caliber rounds, a .22-caliber long rifle loaded with .22-caliber rounds, two boxes of .45- caliber ammunition in one safe, three boxes of .45-caliber ammunition in a different safe, and a bag containing magazines, live ammunition, and gun tools. The People charged Woosley with possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378), possession of fentanyl for sale (id., § 11351), possession of heroin for sale (ibid.), possession of a .223-caliber AR-15 rifle as a felon (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1)), possession of a .22-caliber rifle as a felon (ibid.), possession of a .45-caliber Beretta handgun as a felon (ibid.), and possession of ammunition as a felon (Pen. Code, § 30305, subd. (a)(1)). As to the possession of methamphetamine, the People alleged the methamphetamine’s weight exceeded one kilogram. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11370.4, subd. (b)(1).) The People further alleged several aggravating circumstances and a prior strike conviction. At the preliminary hearing on February 23, 2023, Woosley entered pleas of not guilty, denied all allegations, and requested a jury trial “within time.” The trial court stated: “Not guilty pleas and denials are entered. That triggers your right to have a jury trial within 60 days. That would be April 24th is the 60th day.” The trial readiness conference occurred on March 29, 2023. On April 19, 2023, Woosley filed a motion to quash the search warrant and suppress evidence pursuant to section 1538.5. At the hearing that same day, the trial court told the parties: “I think we all agree that it makes more sense to do the pretrial conference today and then pick our jury Monday morning with the anticipation that we would start up with openings and evidence on Monday afternoon as soon as the jury is