Legal Opinion
People v. Chapman
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 2, 1990No. C007253PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, J.
Defendant was charged with possession and transportation of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11377, 11379). After granting defendant’s motion to suppress (Pen. Code, § 1538.5) the methamphetamine, which was found in what the arresting officer described as a “snuff case” opened by the officer during a warrantless search of defendant’s vehicle, the trial court dismissed the information.
On appeal (Pen. Code, § 1238, subd. (a)(8)), the People contend that the trial court erred in suppressing the evidence because (1) the officer had probable cause to believe the snuff…
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