Mann v. Superior Court

Opinion

WRIGHT, C. J.

Petitioners were charged by information in San Bernardino County with possessing marijuana and maintaining a place for narcotics use (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11530, 11557). They pleaded not *4guilty and moved under Penal Code section 1538.5 to suppress the evidence, consisting of marijuana, on the ground that it was obtained as the product of an unlawful search. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the motion in a three-page memorandum order in which it set forth its findings and conclusions. In this proceeding petitioners seek a writ of mandate directing the…