People v. Pettingill

Opinion

MOSK, J.

Defendant was charged with four counts of burglary (Pen. Code, § 459) and pleaded not guilty. Pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5 he moved to suppress a confession he had made while in jail, together with certain physical evidence found in a search to which he had consented in the course of the confession. The motion was denied. Defendant then withdrew his original pleas and pleaded guilty to two counts of the information. On the People’s motion the other two counts were dismissed in the interest of justice, and defendant was sentenced to state prison for the term prescribed…