People v. Rankin CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 9/29/15 P. v. Rankin CA3
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Butte) ----
THE PEOPLE, C076390
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CM035798,
CM038888)
v.
GEORGE DAVID RANKIN,
Defendant and Appellant.
Defendant George David Rankin appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial which resulted in his conviction for possession of methamphetamine for sale. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress illegally seized evidence. (Pen. Code, § 1538.5.)1 We disagree. Although police officers lacked a reasonable basis to detain defendant, the taint of the detention was attenuated by
Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.