Legal Opinion
People v. Richard G.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 2009No. B209512PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, Acting P. J.
There is little room for error when a police officer responds to a disturbance call involving a firearm in a documented criminal street gang area. (See People ex rel. Totten v. Colonia Chiques (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 31 [67 Cal.Rptr.3d 70].) As this case shows, even when a police officer is careful, he is still subject to attack. The judiciary should not “lightly second-guess” an officer’s decision to conduct a “stop and frisk” in this situation. (People v. Dickey (1994) 21 Cal.App.4th 952, 957 [27 Cal.Rptr.2d 44], citing, inter alia, Terry v. Ohio (1968) 392 U.S. 1…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Florida v. JLSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. CeccoliniSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
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