PEOPLE v. COPASS

No. B211281.

180 Cal.App.4th 37 (2009)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STEVEN ALLAN COPASS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

December 14, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of David Andreasen and David A. Andreasen for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Susan D. Martynec and Robert S. Henry, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

GILBERT, P. J.

Here we consider the interaction between Vehicle Code sections 2800.1 and 2800.2.1 An officer must activate a red light when in pursuit of a traffic offender who attempts to flee. We conclude the officer may deactivate his red light during the period he momentarily loses sight of the offender.

Steven Allan Copass appeals a judgment...

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