Legal Opinion
People v. Evans
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 4, 2011No. B227697PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ALDRICH, J.
INTRODUCTION
Officers stopped defendant and appellant Vernon Evans after they observed him commit traffic violations. When Evans refused to comply with a command to exit his automobile, officers broke the vehicle’s window, “Tased” and pepper sprayed him, forcibly removed him from the car, and arrested him for interfering with a police investigation. A warrantless search of the vehicle *739at the scene revealed 11 empty sandwich baggies and $65 in cash, but no contraband. A second warrantless search of the car at an impound yard revealed cocaine hidden in an air vent. After the…
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