Legal Opinion
People v. Valencia
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 2011No. B229392PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*925Opinion
ZELON, J.
INTRODUCTION
After being pulled over for a traffic violation, appellant Alejandro Valencia gave a Los Angeles police officer consent to search his pickup truck. The officer conducted a brief search and found nothing incriminating. During the search, a second officer discovered that Valencia might have outstanding arrest warrants. The officers transported Valencia and his vehicle to a local police station, where a third officer reinspected the truck and found a bindle containing approximately three grams of cocaine. Valencia was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine…
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