People v. Dixon

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.

Defendant, James Earl Dixon, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of unlawful possession of a schedule II controlled substance. On appeal, defendant's sole claim is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as the result of an allegedly unlawful search. We reverse the order and the judgment, and we remand for further proceedings.

The following evidence elicitéd at the suppression hearing forms the factual basis for this appeal.

An undercover police officer testified that he and a second…