Legal Opinion
People v. Mays
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 16, 1998No. D028210PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KKEMER, P. J.
The People appeal an order dismissing criminal charges against James Anthony Mays after the court granted Mays’s motion to suppress evidence under Penal Code1 section 1538.5. The People contend the court erred in finding law enforcement officers failed to comply with Fourth Amendment knock-notice requirements during a parole search of Mays’s home. We agree and accordingly reverse the order.
Factual and Procedural Background
In early April 1996, Diane Weaver notified San Diego police officers that two diamond rings, one belonging to her mother-in-law, Ruth Weaver, had been…
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