Legal Opinion
Santos v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 6, 1984No. AO24469PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WHITE, P. J.
This petition for writ of mandate and/or prohibition challenges a trial court ruling denying petitioner’s motion to suppress evidence. (Pen. Code, § 1538.5.)
Two issues require our attention:(1) Did the officers have sufficient grounds to detain petitioner when his two companions were seen passing objects in a closed-off parking lot at 10 p.m.?(2) If the detention was proper, was pat search of petitioner justified by the circumstances?
Petitioner had been charged by information filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court with burglary (Pen. Code, § 459), receiving stolen…
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