People v. Longmire CA3

Filed 2/25/26 P. v. Longmire CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 (Shasta) ----

THE PEOPLE, C103345

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 24F-02514)

v.

JEFFREY WAYNE LONGMIRE,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appointed counsel for defendant Jeffrey Wayne Longmire asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) We will affirm. BACKGROUND In May 2023, law enforcement pulled Longmire over and found a loaded revolver and seven small bags of methamphetamine in his car. He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a); count 1), unlawful possession of ammunition (§ 30305, subd. (a)(1); count 2), possession for sale of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378; count 3), and unlawful transportation for sale of a

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controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a); count 4).1 Two aggravating circumstances were alleged as to all counts. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.421(b)(2), (3).) In August 2024, Longmire moved to suppress the evidence of the revolver and methamphetamine. (§ 1538.5.) He argued that the warrantless search of his car was unreasonable because it was conducted after the officer unreasonably prolonged the traffic stop. During a joint preliminary hearing and hearing on Longmire’s motion to suppress, Officer Bailey Odell testified about the traffic stop and subsequent search of Longmire’s car. According to that testimony, one evening in May 2023, Officer Odell noticed Longmire driving at speeds above the posted limit in a car with a cracked windshield. Officer Odell conducted a traffic enforcement stop, and Longmire pulled over. Before exiting his patrol car, Officer Odell saw Longmire lean toward the passenger compartment and manipulate something. In the officer’s experience, people often try to hide weapons or contraband during traffic stops, and he had previously found contraband when a driver responded to a traffic stop by “manipulating” something in the passenger compartment. Officer Odell approached Longmire’s car, and as he was explaining to Longmire the reasons for the stop, the officer noticed a large, unsheathed fixed-blade knife on the front passenger seat. While at the car’s window, Officer Odell requested a records check and, about one minute later, learned that Longmire had a valid driver’s license and was not on probation, parole, or supervised release. Officer Odell testified that it was his normal practice to run a warrant check during traffic stops, even if he did not intend to