California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Szabo, 107 Cal.App.3d 419, 165 Cal.Rptr. 719 (Cal. App. 1980):
A proceeding under Penal Code section 1538.5 to suppress evidence is a full hearing on the issues before the superior court sitting as finder of fact. (People v. Superior Court (Peck), 10 Cal.3d 645, 659, 111 Cal.Rptr. 565, 517 P.2d 829.)
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