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PEOPLE v. TACARDON

No. S264219.

14 Cal.5th 235 (2022)

521 P.3d 563

302 Cal. Rptr. 3d 374

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LEON WILLIAM TACARDON, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

December 29, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Xavier Becerra and Rob Bonta , Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler and Lance E. Winters , Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Michael P. Farrell , Assistant Attorney General, Eric L. Christoffersen and Christopher J. Rench , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Paul Kleven , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

A sheriff's deputy patrolling after dark saw three people sitting in a legally parked car in a residential neighborhood, smoking something. He pulled up behind the car, illuminated it with a spotlight, and approached on foot. We granted review to examine the significance of the deputy's use of a spotlight in...

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