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PEOPLE v. WHITE

No. E029989.

113 Cal.Rptr.2d 584 (2001)

93 Cal.App.4th 1022

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Paul Mortimer WHITE, Defendant and Respondent.

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

November 15, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Roth, Public Defender and Michael Kennedy, Deputy Public Defender, for Defendant and Respondent.

Dennis Stout, District Attorney, Mark Vos, Lead Deputy District Attorney and Lyvia Liu, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

OPINION

McKINSTER, J.

The issue in this case is whether a license plate that is partially obscured by a trailer hitch ball violates Vehicle Code section 5201, which in pertinent part requires that license plates be mounted so as to be "clearly visible," and thus establishes a constitutional basis for a law enforcement officer to stop the vehicle. The issue arises in the context of a suppression motion that...

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