Legal Opinion

People v. Antonio B.

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 28, 2008No. B203662PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WILLHITE, J.

Two teenagers are walking side by side down a street at around 2:30 in the afternoon. One of them is smoking a marijuana cigarette. Three plainclothes police officers approach them and identify themselves as police officers. The teenager who is smoking immediately throws his cigarette down on the ground, where one of the officers retrieves it and identifies it by smell as marijuana. The teenager who threw down the cigarette is arrested. Appellant, his companion, is handcuffed, after which one of the officers asks for permission to search him. He consents, and the officer…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. People v. LeybaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  3. United States v. Juan Manuel Bautista, United States of America v. Javier Cabrera-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. Wilson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. United States v. Jack Manuel Alvarez, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. C.B. v. Sonora School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2009
  2. People v. OsborneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. People v. StierCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
  4. People v. EspinoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. The People v. TurnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013

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