Legal Opinion
People v. Miranda
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 4, 1993No. H009669PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WUNDERLICH, J.
Statement of the Case
Defendant Ignacio Miranda appeals from a judgment entered after his motion to suppress evidence (Pen. Code, § 1538.5) was denied and he pleaded guilty to possession for sale and sale of phencyclidine (PCP). (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11378.5,11379.5.) He claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence against him. He argues that the evidence was the product of an unlawful pretextual traffic stop. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
Facts
At approximately 9:20 p.m. on February 8,1991, Officer Steve Becerra of the Gilroy Police…
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