P. v. Laurie
Defendant Earl Wayne Laurie pleaded no contest to transportation of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, 11379, subd. (a)--count one) and cultivation of marijuana (id., 11358--count three), and admitted a prior strike conviction (Pen. Code, 667, subd. (b)-(i)), in exchange for dismissal of other charges and an agreement that he would be sentenced to state prison for a term of four years (the low term on count one doubled based on his strike, with a concurrent sentence on count three). The trial court sentenced defendant in accordance with the plea agreement.
According to evidence presented at the preliminary examination, defendant was stopped by a sheriffs deputy because he was driving a pickup truck with a license plate that was obstructed by a tow hitch ball. Methamphetamine and marijuana plants were discovered during a consensual search of the vehicle. Defendant had a prior conviction for first degree burglary.
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