Legal Opinion

People v. Armstrong

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 15, 1991No. A049999PublishedCited by 10 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PETERSON, J.

—George Eugene Armstrong appeals from a judgment of conviction following a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of cocaine. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350.) He claims his conviction must be reversed because the trial court erred when it denied his Penal Code section 995 (section 995) motion. Appellant also maintains the trial court improperly denied his request for probation.

In affirming, we will hold that the “good-faith exception” enunciated in United States v. Leon (1984) 468 U.S. 897, 922-925 [82 L.Ed.2d 677, 698-700, 104 S.Ct. 3405], relied on to validate an…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  5. People v. Lance W.California Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. FigueroaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  2. People v. RomeoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. People v. RamirezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. People v. DowningCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. People v. SinghCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995

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