PEOPLE v. RIVERA

No. S138898.

59 Cal.Rptr.3d 473 (2007)

41 Cal.4th 304

159 P.3d 60

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Juan RIVERA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Carroll, Public Defender, Matthew C. Braner and Cynthia Grimm, Deputy Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Raquel M. Gonzalez, Steve Oetting and Felicity Senoski, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


CORRIGAN, J.

The question presented in this People's appeal is whether the Fourth Amendment requires police officers to corroborate an anonymous tip before contacting the occupant of a residence and seeking consent to enter and search. We conclude it does not and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On January 20, 2004, around 3:25 p.m., Officer Scott...

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