Legal Opinion
People v. Cleland
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 1990No. A047040PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McCARTY J. *
A defendant convicted by plea of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana for sale challenges the validity of the search warrant pursuant to which police seized the evidence against him.
Facts
On September 19, 1988, Detective Don Hoffman of the Concord Police Department executed an affidavit in support of a search warrant for 5082 Kenmore Drive, apartment 4, in Concord. The first portion of the affidavit details Hoffman’s training and experience during his seven years as a police officer, which form the basis for his expertise in the enforcement of narcotics laws. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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