Legal Opinion
People v. Bradley
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 11, 1982No. Crim. 13532PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WORK, J.
Dwight Bradley appeals his conviction for feloniously possessing marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11357, subd. (a)), claiming the contraband was illegally seized from his apartment and the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress (Pen. Code, § 1538.5).
Although we uphold the trial court’s finding of exigency justifying the initial warrantless police entry into Bradley’s apartment, we find no exigency or other justification for the warrantless reentry to test suspected contraband after being rebuffed in an attempt to have the district attorney seek a search warrant,…
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