Legal Opinion
People v. Steeley
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 19, 1989No. F010505PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STONE (W. A.), J.
In this action we determine that when an officer impounds a vehicle and conducts an inventory search of it, the holding of Colorado v. Bertine (1987) 479 U.S. 367 [93 L.Ed.2d 739, 107 S.Ct. 738], requiring that the officer must act pursuant to a standardized procedure, does not require that the procedure be written.
Statement of the Case
Upon his plea of guilty, appellant, James Dale Steeley, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377) and possession of a firearm by an ex-felon (Pen. Code, § 12021). He appeals the denial…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. LawlerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. BurchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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