Can a police officer with reasonable caution strongly suspect that contraband was located in the plastic bag in the trunk of a car?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Huntsman, 152 Cal.App.3d 1073, 200 Cal.Rptr. 89 (Cal. App. 1984):
We next examine the officer's other observations to determine whether a person of reasonable caution could strongly suspect from the totality thereof that contraband was located in the plastic bag in the trunk of the car. (See, e.g., People v. Garrett (1972) 29 Cal.App.3d 535, 538-539, 104 Cal.Rptr. 829.) As we shall explain, we find the observations insufficient.
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