Legal Opinion
People v. Sousa
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 1993No. A058119PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
Michael Alan Sousa appeals from a judgment entered upon his plea of no contest to a charge of cultivation of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11358). He contends that the warrant issued for search of his residence was illegal because it was not based on an affidavit setting forth probable cause, and that the trial court therefore erred in denying his motion to suppress pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5. We disagree and affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
On October 10, 1990, Edward James Pecis, a special agent of the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotic…
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