Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 1998No. F028131PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THAXTER, J.
Michael Dean Brown pled guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377) and was placed on probation on the condition he serve 150 days in jail. On appeal he challenges the denial of his motion to suppress evidence pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5. The issue presented is whether, during a routine traffic stop, an officer may run a warrant check and then question the detainee regarding the detainee’s probation status and ask permission to search while waiting for the results of the warrant check. We conclude the officer may. We will…
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