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California Court of Appeal


PEOPLE v. PITTS, D041775

The circumstances known or apparent to the officer at the point of detention did not include any specific and reliable information indicating defendant was presently engaged in criminal activity. The detention was therefore unlawful.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 03/22/2004
  • Published 04/13/2004

Judges

  • HUFFMAN, Acting P.J.

Court

  • California Court of Appeal

Counsel

  • For Appellees:
  •  Bill Lockyear, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, James D. Dutton and Melissa A. Mandel, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Steven J. Carroll, Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Matthew Braner and Tamara Lave, Deputy Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.
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