People v. North

Opinion

RICHARDSON, J.

Defendant Mark H. North pled guilty to second degree burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 460; all further statutory references are to that code) following the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence (§ 1538.5) which had been discovered by the burglary victim in defendant’s automobile. In affirming the conviction, we will examine the propriety of the victim’s actions, and his status as a possible police agent.

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