Legal Opinion
People v. Coulombe
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 29, 2000No. A091237PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SEPULVEDA, J.
This is an appeal by the People from the decision of the trial court dismissing the action below after granting defendant’s motion made pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5. Applying the recent case of Florida v. J.L. (2000) 529 U.S. 266 [120 S.Ct. 1375, 146 L.Ed.2d 254] (Florida v. J.L), the trial court ruled that the detention and patsearch of an individual identified by two anonymous citizen informants as carrying a firearm, was illegal. We conclude that the ruling of the trial court was erroneous and reverse.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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