California Court of Appeal

Where a rear window brake lamp was a required piece of equipment on defendant's car, failure to properly maintain it justified a vehicle stop prior to a DUI arrest; prosecution's failure to file written opposition to a motion to suppress evidence was not a denial of due process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2002
• Published 05/22/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Michael R. Totaro, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. Horst and Marvin E. Mizell, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.