People v. Rodriguez
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, J.
In this double homicide case, we address a finding by the trial court which suggests the police arrested defendant for a murder which both sides agree was unsupported by probable cause. Although the trial court’s findings are ambiguous, we conclude defendant’s motion to suppress was properly denied since there was ample probable cause to arrest defendant on the second, unrelated homicide. Contrary to defendant’s position, there is no requirement that the offense upon which the police make an arrest be “related” to the offense for which probable cause to arrest is found to…
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