North v. Superior Court

*304Opinion

BURKE, J.

Petitioner North is charged with kidnapping and assault with. a deadly weapon. Pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5, petitioner moved the superior court to suppress certain evidence linking him to the crimes charged. His motion was denied and he now seeks mandate to review that denial. (Pen. Code, § 1538.5, subd. (i).) We have concluded that petitioner’s motion was properly denied with respect to evidence obtained following a seizure of petitioner’s automobile subsequent to his arrest. We further hold, however, that evidence of a “jailhouse” communication between petitioner…