People v. Lopez

Opinion

HOCH, J.

The People appeal from the trial court’s orders granting defendant Maria Elena Lopez’s pretrial motion to suppress evidence under Penal Code 1 section 1538.5 and dismissing the case in furtherance of justice under section 1385. The suppression issue involves the following basic facts: defendant was outside her car when a police officer, who watched her park the car, asked whether she had a driver’s license; when defendant said she did not, the officer asked whether she had any identification and defendant said she thought it was in the car; the officer then placed her in…