Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 2002No. D036108PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MCDONALD, J.
Mark H. Smith appeals a judgment entered following his guilty plea to one count of possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378). Smith contends the trial court erred by denying his Penal Code section 1538.51 motion to suppress evidence seized during a police search of the trunk of the car he was driving. He argues the prosecution did not prove, and the court precluded evidence and argument on whether, the search was properly conducted pursuant to a standardized police policy for inventory searches. He also contends the trial court erred by denying…
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