Higgason v. Superior Court

Opinion

SONENSHINE, Acting P. J.

Petitioner John David Higgason seeks an extraordinary writ (Pen. Code, § 999a) to compel the dismissal of a felony information charging him with possession of cocaine for the purpose of sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351). He argues cocaine seized under the authority of a search warrant should be suppressed.

The search warrant affidavit was executed by an experienced narcotics investigator. He relied on information supplied by three anonymous telephone calls and a followup investigation.

The first telephone call was received by the “We Tip” organization during the…