People v. Schmitz

Filed 12/3/12 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S186707 v. ) ) Ct.App. 4/3 G040641 DOUGLAS GEORGE SCHMITZ, ) ) Orange County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. 06HF2342 ____________________________________) This case involves the constitutional limits of a vehicle search based on a passenger‘s parole status. Here, an officer, aware that the front seat passenger was on parole, searched the backseat of defendant‘s car and recovered drugs and drug paraphernalia from a chips bag and a pair of shoes. Defendant, the driver, sought to suppress…