PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. S119230.

42 Cal.Rptr.3d 887 (2006)

38 Cal.4th 717

133 P.3d 1044

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. John Medley JOHNSON, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

May 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Yancey and Robert J. Kochly, District Attorneys, and Doug McMaster, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

David C. Coleman III, Public Defender, Jonathan Laba and Ron Boyer, Deputy Public Defenders, for Defendant and Respondent.


GEORGE, C.J.

In 1967, the Legislature enacted Penal Code section 1538.5, a provision that, in conjunction with section 1539, establishes a systematic and unified procedure for raising and resolving motions that seek to suppress evidence in criminal proceedings on the ground that it has been obtained as a result of an unreasonable search or seizure. In this case we must decide whether, when a suppression motion is brought under section 1538.5, a party is entitled to...

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