Legal Opinion
People v. Washington
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 1987No. A035602PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LOW, P. J.
Defendant, Michael Washington, appeals from a probation revocation resulting from a finding that he was in possession of cocaine. (Health & Saf. Code, § 1,1350.) He was sentenced to three years in state prison. Defendant contends (1) that the evidence used against him at the probation revocation hearing was the product of an illegal detention and (2) that the conduct of the police in detaining defendant was so egregious as to warrant the suppression of that evidence at the hearing. We agree, and reverse.
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