People v. Dawkins

Opinion

KING, Acting P. J.

Under Penal Code section 872, subdivision (b), 1 added by Proposition 115 (Cal. Const., art. I, § 30, subd. (b)), probable cause at a preliminary examination may be based in whole or in part on hearsay testimony by law enforcement officers with less than five years of law enforcement experience who have completed a training course on investigating and reporting of cases and testifying at preliminary hearings which has been certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (hereafter, POST). In this case we hold the officer may testify to completing a…