P. v. Brendlin 1/27/04 CA3

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: C040754

Case Date: 01/27/2004

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sutter) ----

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRUCE EDWARD BRENDLIN, Defendant and Appellant. C040754 (Super. Ct. No. CRF012703)

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sutter County, Chris Chandler, J. Reversed. James F. Johnson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, John G. McLean and Clifford E. Zall, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Defendant Bruce Edward Brendlin was the passenger in a car stopped by an officer who had a hunch that the temporary operating permit displayed in the window might not belong to the car and,

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thus, it was being unlawfully operated as an unregistered vehicle. As a result of the vehicle stop, the officer discovered that a warrant had been issued for defendant's arrest. Searches of

defendant and the car revealed evidence of drug offenses. Following the denial of his motion to suppress evidence (Pen. Code,

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