Can a search warrant be issued for the sole purpose of securing evidence against a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Campuzano, 254 Cal.App.2d 52, 61 Cal.Rptr. 695 (Cal. App. 1967):
6 It is now settled that a search warrant may issue for the sole purpose of securing evidence to be used against a defendant. (People v. Thayer (1965) 63 Cal.2d 635, 47 Cal.Rptr. 780, 408 P.2d 108, cert. den., 384 U.S. 908, 86 S.Ct. 1342, 16 L.Ed.2d 361.)
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