Legal Opinion

People v. Aldridge

California Supreme Court

Decided January 26, 1984No. Crim. 23115PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MOSK, J.

—Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on his plea of guilty to a charge of receiving stolen property. He contends that he was detained and searched illegally, and that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence obtained in that search (Pen. Code, § 1538.5, subd. (m)). We conclude that the contention is meritorious and that the judgment must be reversed.

For more than two years Officer Angel Baldenegro had patrolled southeast San Diego. He testified that the parking lot of Dr. J’s Liquor Store on Logan Avenue is a place where drug…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. People v. MickelsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by85 opinions

  1. People v. SouzaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. WardlowIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Responsible Citizens v. SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO CTY.California Court of Appeal · 1993
  4. In re D.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People v. PadgettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997

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