On the day of trial, Mr. Harris decided against proceeding with a jury and the jurors were discharged from further service. The matter then proceeded as a court trial.
Following one witness, Mr. Harris decided to plead no contest to all 5 charges in the complaint, i.e., violating Health and Safety Code section 11370.1, possessing a controlled substance in the immediate presence of a loaded firearm, a felony, Health and Safety Code section 11550(e), possessing a loaded firearm under the influence of a controlled substance, a felony, Vehicle Code section 23152(f), driving under the influence, Health and Safety Code section 11550, being under the influence of a controlled substance, and Health and Safety Code section 113645, possession of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors.
Mr. Harris is set for sentencing on March 9, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.