Castaneda

People v. Castaneda

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35 Cal. App. 4th 1222·42 Cal. Rptr. 2d 18
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 20, 1995G015547California2,353 words

Opinion

Opinion

Sills, J.

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 1224 [EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 1225 OPINION Marco Antonio Castaneda appeals his convictions for drug possession on two separate occasions after the trial court denied his motion to suppress evidence. He raises the same issue on appeal as he did in his motion: did the police officers unreasonably detain and frisk him? We affirm. FACTS In 1989, a police officer contacted Castaneda while he was seated in the passenger seat of an illegally parked car. The officer, Charles Carvajal, *Page 1226 requested identification and asked him who owned the car. Castaneda handed him his identification card and told him a friend who lived in a nearby apartment was the owner but he did not know where the friend was or which apartment was his residence. Carvajal requested information on the car's registration as well as Castaneda via his radio while another officer filled out a parking citation for the car. The information he received showed an…

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