Legal Opinion
People v. Fields
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 1979No. Crim. 17558PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HALVONIK, J.
Stephen Fields was out for a spin in his red Porsche. It was a brisk January evening; he was approaching the City of Napa with Cheryl Daiprai by his side. Then there was a patrol car, warning lights and the idyll ended.
Highway Patrolman George Butler pulled Fields over and asked to see his license. Fields gave it to him, asking, “Is it my taillight?” Butler took the license and, returning to the patrol car, called for support.
There was nothing wrong with the taillight. A market had been robbed in Napa and Butler had heard a police broadcast about it an hour before. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Amos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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3Cited by8 opinions
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