California Court of Appeal

A citizen report that trespassers were in a private cemetary is sufficient to support arrest and search of defendant found driving away from cemetary as police arrived, where citizen called twice and stated a willingness to provide her name and speak directly to officers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2001
• Published 05/16/2001

Judges

• BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• The Law Offices of Robert L.S. Angres, Robert L.S. Angres, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Attorney for Defendant and Appellant:  Michael Clayton Phillips., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Rene A. Chacon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Ronald E. Niver, Deputy Attorney General, Attorneys for Respondent:  The People.