Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Superior Court of San Diego County
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 29, 2016No. D070734PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HALLER, Acting P. J.
San Diego police officers Carlos Robles and Kyle Williams initiated contact with plaintiff Kenneth Simmons for being in a city park after it closed and for riding a bicycle in the dark without a headlight. Simmons fled. The officers pursued, detained, and searched him, finding a plastic baggie containing rock cocaine. Simmons was charged with possessing a controlled substance, using a weapon in a fight, and resisting an officer. A jury was unable to reach a verdict on the drug possession count and acquitted him on the others.
Simmons then brought a civil action…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Buss v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
- Leal v. Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World ChristianityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
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- Union Bank v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
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