Guevara v. Superior Court

Opinion

KINGSLEY, J.

This is a petition, brought under subdivision (i) of section 1538.5 of the Penal Code, to review an order of the superior court denying a motion, made under subdivision (a) of that section, to suppress certain evidence. We conclude that the motion was properly denied and deny the writ of mandate sought by petitioner.

Police officers were told by an informant (not claimed to be a “reliable” or “tested” informant) that defendant—known to the informant as “Casey” —was engaged in large scale dealings in heroin. They arranged with the informant to purchase an ounce of heroin from…