BURROWS v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. L.A. 30308.

13 Cal.3d 238 (1974)

529 P.2d 590

118 Cal. Rptr. 166

WESLEY S. BURROWS, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

December 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

John R. Sheehan for Petitioner.

Charles C. Marson, Joseph Remcho, Peter E. Sheehan, Deborah Hinkel, Toby Sherwood, Dennis K. Metzler, John R. Deacon, Robert W. Eisfelder, Laurie S. Harris, Gail M. Title and Norman L. Wilky, Jr., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Lowell E. Lathrop, District Attorney, Joseph A. Burns and Carl E. Davis, Deputy District Attorneys, for Respondent and for Real Party in Interest.


OPINION

MOSK, J.

Petitioner is an attorney suspected of having misappropriated the funds of a client. Respondent court issued a warrant authorizing the search of his office; pursuant thereto, the police conducted a search of his office files as well as his automobile, and seized a large number of documents. Thereafter a detective contacted several banks in which petitioner maintained accounts...

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