Moreno
People v. Moreno
Opinion
Opinion
Acting, J.
In this case we address a question not previously answered in California: Does a baby-sitter have standing to move to suppress the items seized at the place and during the time the baby-sitter sits? We answer the question affirmatively.
The Case
An information charged Lorenzo Patino Moreno with offering to sell, conspiracy to sell, and possession for sale of cocaine; it alleged he was armed with a firearm in the commission of the first two crimes. The defense filed a motion to suppress evidence (Pen. Code, § 1538.5), which the trial court denied. Thereafter a jury convicted Moreno of all counts and found true the armed allegations.
The Facts
Our review is limited to those matters before the trial court—Moreno’s “Notice of Motion and Motion to Suppress” and accompanying points and authorities, the People’s “Response in Opposition to Motion to Suppress Evidence,” and brief testimony and argument presented at the hearing on the motion. Both the points and authorities and the response contained facts drawn from the preliminary examination transcript. However, the transcript itself was not introduced into evidence, Moreno having refused to stipulate to its use.