Legal Opinion
People v. Carney
California Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1983No. Crim. 22047PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
Defendant was charged with possession of marijuana for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359.) After unsuccessful motions to suppress evidence seized from his motor home, defendant pleaded nolo contendere and was granted probation. He appeals from that order.
The major issue presented is whether the warrantless search of defendant’s motor home was justified by an exception to the warrant requirement. *602The People seek to justify the search on two alternate theories: (1) the automobile exception and (2) the protective sweep exception.1 We conclude that neither of these proposed…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- California v. CarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. UptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Chauncey L. Moore, Jr. v. The Marketplace Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Tamborino v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Bruno v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
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