Pollock

Pollock v. Superior Court

Good Law
1969 Cal. App. LEXIS 2307·272 Cal. App. 2d 548·77 Cal. Rptr. 565
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 1, 1969Civ. No. 33852California2,449 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Alarconteam, J.

The petitioner, Henry Pollock, made a motion in the trial court to suppress the evidence seized from him after his arrest. After a special hearing *550 pursuant to Penal Code, section 1538.5, subdivision (i) the motion was denied. The evidence considered by the trial court was that which was contained in the reporter’s transcript of the preliminary hearing in this matter. The petitioner seeks relief from this court to restrain any further proceedings in the trial court on the pending criminal prosecution. His petition was filed pursuant to Penal Code, section 999a and Penal Code, section 1538.5, subdivision (i). On January 2, 1969, this court denied the petition for a peremptory writ of prohibition based on Penal Code, section 999a. On the same date this court issued an alternative writ requiring the respondent superior court to either annul its order denying the petitioner ’s motion to suppress and to enter a new order granting the motion, or to show cause why a peremptory writ should not issue ordering the trial court to grant the motion to suppress.

The Petitioner’s Contention

The petitioner contends that the evidence taken from him was the product of an unreasonable search…

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