Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided March 3, 1972No. L. A. 29934PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, J.
Defendant (real party in interest) Allan Foster Hawkins was charged by information with one count of vehicle manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (3)(a)) and one count of felony drunk driving (Veh. Code, § 23101). He moved pursuant to section 1538.5 of the Penal Code to suppress as evidence the results of a blood-alcohol test on the ground that they were the product of an illegal search and seizure. Defendant’s motion was granted and the People seek review by writ of mandate. (Pen. Code, § 1538.5, subd. (o).)1
The pertinent facts giving rise to the motion to suppress are as…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by102 opinions
- People v. ScottCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Mercer v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Hernandez v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. BracamonteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Gherman v. ColburnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
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