People v. Maki CA2/6

Filed 10/15/25 P. v. Maki CA2/6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B339358 (Super. Ct. No. BA517535) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County)

v.

SHERIDAN MAKI,

Defendant and Appellant.

Here we hold that a person invoking the Fourth Amendment who does not have permission to maintain a structure that illegally obstructs a public pedestrian sidewalk does not have an objectively reasonable expectation of privacy. Thus, law enforcement is not required to obtain a warrant to search the structure. Sheridan Maki appeals from the judgment after a jury convicted him of sale of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)). The trial court placed Maki on formal probation…