Lake County Mental Health Department v. Susan T.

*1021MOSK, J., Concurring and Dissenting.

Like the majority, I would have no difficulty concluding, under the facts presented, that the entry of an employee of the Lake County Department of Mental Health into Susan T.’s home to “take some pictures as evidence” constituted a search under the Fourth Amendment. I also concur in the judgment, because, like the Court of Appeal, I believe the admission of the photographic evidence was harmless error. Unlike the majority, however, I conclude that the exclusionary rule should apply in conservatorship proceedings under the Lanterman-PetrisShort Act (LPS…