What is the evidence used in a criminal case where a defendant was arrested while driving a stolen truck?

Defendant also relies on People v. Martinez (1992) 10 Cal.App.4th 1001. In Martinez, the defendant was arrested while driving a stolen truck. (Id. at p. 1003.) The defendant had been driving with a suspended driver's license, the truck's license plates had been replaced, and the certificate of registration had been forged. (Ibid.) The defendant insisted he did not know the car was stolen when he purchased it. (Ibid.) During his trial, two experts on auto theft rings were allowed to testify, and they described that some of the circumstances and operations of auto theft rings in the area matched the circumstances of the defendant's case, including the type of truck he drove, his driving route, and his denial of knowledge that the truck was stolen. (Id. at pp. 1004-1006.) The appellate court concluded these expert's testimonies amounted to

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