PEOPLE v. SANTANA

Docket No. D026056.

63 Cal.App.4th 543 (1998)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAVID SANTANA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

April 23, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Steven A. Seick, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey J. Koch and Larissa Karpovics Hendren, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

BENKE, Acting P.J.

After the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, David Santana pleaded guilty to transporting marijuana and was granted probation. He appeals, arguing officers conducted an unconstitutional search when they squeezed his luggage in order to facilitate smelling its contents. We conclude the officers' conduct was proper.

FACTS

On September 20, 1995, officers of the San Diego Airport Narcotics...

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