Legal Opinion
People v. Bruce
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1975No. Crim. 26203PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COBEY, Acting P. J.
Kenneth Robert Bruce appeals from a judgment of conviction, entered upon a guilty plea following the denial of his motion to suppress certain items seized by the police at the time of his arrest and a statement he made thereafter. The appeal lies. (Pen. Code, § 1538.5, subd. (m).)
Appellant contends tliat the trial court should have suppressed this evidence because the arresting officers acted without probable cause and failed to comply with the knock and notice requirements of Penal Code section 844.
Facts
About a week prior to the events at issue here, Sergeant Fred…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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