People v. Whitfield
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARTIN, Acting P. J.
Following the denial of her motion to suppress evidence (Pen. Code, § 1538.5) 1 appellant Cora Whitfield, pursuant to a plea agreement, pleaded nolo contendere to one count of possession of a controlled substance for purposes of sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11351). The court sentenced appellant to the lower term of two years.
On appeal, appellant contends the court, for two reasons, erred in denying her suppression motion. First, she argues evidence was seized as a result of her arrest for which there was no probable cause, and therefore the seizure violated her…
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