Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 10, 1971No. Civ. 37337PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ALARCON, J. *
The People seek a writ of mandate to require the respondent Superior Court of Los Angeles County to vacate its order of September 11, 1970, granting the motion of the real party in interest (hereinafter referred to as defendant) to suppress a watch seized at the time of booking.
Factual Background
Only one witness testified at the evidentiary hearing pursuant to section 1538.5, subdivision (i). The evidence relevant to the problem we must resolve may be summarized as follows:
Richard Hodges, a police officer in the City of Signal Hill, was on duty in a marked police vehicle…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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