PEOPLE v. DUNCAN

No. D050458.

73 Cal.Rptr.3d 264 (2008)

160 Cal.App.4th 1014

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Leonza Kevin DUNCAN, Defendant and Appellant.

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

March 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lise M. Breakey, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, James D. Dutton, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Deana L. Bohenek, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


McINTYRE, J.

This case presents an issue as to whether driving with an upside down license plate constitutes a violation of Vehicle Code section 5201. (All further statutory references are to the Vehicle Code.) As a matter of first impression in California, we conclude that the answer is yes.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Leonza Kevin Duncan was arrested on April 24, 2006 by Chula Vista Police Officer Steve Szymczak and charged with transportation...

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