PEOPLE v. BENNETT

Docket No. S052788.

17 Cal.4th 373 (1998)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWIN WINSLOW BENNETT, Defendant and Appellant. In re EDWIN WINSLOW BENNETT on Habeas Corpus.

Supreme Court of California.

February 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Martin Nebrida Buchanan, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. Wilkens, Esteban Hernandez, Janelle Marie Boustany and Karl T. Terp, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KENNARD, J.

Shortly after petitioner Edwin Winslow Bennett's arrest for murder, a law enforcement investigator asked the manager of the motel where petitioner was then living not to let anyone enter petitioner's room without law enforcement authorization. The next day, the investigator entered the room and saw a .223-caliber rifle. Thereafter, the police obtained a warrant, searched...

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