People v. Soto

Defendant’s suppression motion was properly denied. Drugs were recovered from defendant incident to a lawful arrest. Defendant committed a violation in the presence of police officers, who properly elected to make an arrest rather than issuing a summons because defendant carried no identification and stated that he was homeless. Defendant argues that the Equal Protection Clause requires the police, in making such a decision, to treat a defendant’s residence in a homeless shelter the same as any other verifiable address. We need not decide that issue because there is no evidence that defendant…