Legal Opinion
People v. Bustamonte
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1969No. Crim. 6455PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMolinari, P. J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of possession of a completed check with intent to defraud (violation of Pen. Code, § 475a). Defendant contends that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motions to suppress evidence taken in two separate searches of automobiles, and further that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial because of a comment on his silence made at the trial by a police officer testifying as a prosecution witness.
The Facts
On the morning of January 19, 1967, Charles Kehoe, owner of the Speedway Car Wash in Mountain…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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- Robert Bustamonte v. Merle R. Schneckloth, Superintendent, California Conservation CenterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- People v. AndrewsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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