What is the test for reasonable suspicion in a search?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gadsden, D075939 (Cal. App. 2020):
if they are supported by substantial evidence" but "exercise our independent judgment in determining the legality of a search on the facts so found." (People v. Woods (1999) 21 Cal.4th 668, 673-674; see People v. Simon (2016) 1 Cal.5th 98, 120.) As we explain, taken in their totality, the facts support a finding of reasonable suspicion.
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