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People v. Guajardo

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 9, 1994No. B074726PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

VOGEL, (Miriam A.), J.

On the People’s appeal, we find the search of defendant Margarito Espinoza Guajardo was incident to a lawful arrest and *1741therefore reverse the order dismissing the information charging him with one count of possessing cocaine base for sale.

Facts

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Kim and his partner stopped in front of a house while they were on patrol in an area Kim knew to have a high level of narcotics activity. Kim saw Guajardo (who Kim knew because he had arrested him a month earlier for selling narcotics) and two other men standing by the side of the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. People v. Lance W.California Supreme Court · 1985
  3. People v. IngleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  4. People v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Cleaver v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. SounCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  2. People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. Phillips v. City of FairfieldDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2005
  4. People v. KeithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. People v. Spicer CA1/2California Court of Appeal · 2013

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