Legal Opinion
People v. Lopez
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 1987No. D005258PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KREMER, P. J.
Defendant Norma Lopez appeals her jury-tried conviction of possessing 14.25 grams or more of phencyclidine (PCP) for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378.5; Pen. Code, § 1203.07, subd. (a)(4).) Lopez claims unlawful search and seizure and violation of her constitutional right to due process. We find no due process violation. However, we find the challenged search and seizure were the product of an illegal detention. We thus reverse the judgment.
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About 7:40 p.m. on October 15, 1985, Undercover Narcotics Officer Boyd and his partner saw Lopez and a companion sitting in a…
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