P. v. Alvarez
Ruth Ann Alvarez appeals a judgment following her jury conviction of possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, 11378). On appeal, she contends the trial court erred by denying her Penal Code section 1538.5 motion to suppress evidence of the methamphetamine found in her purse during a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. She argues her motion should have been granted because: (1) the police officer unlawfully entered the "business curtilage" of the public storage facility; (2) the scope of her consent to search her recreational vehicle (RV) did not permit the officer to open closed containers (e.g., her purse); (3) the "automobile exception" did not apply to allow the warrantless search without consent; (4) the search was not permissible as incident to an arrest; and (5) the methamphetamine would not have been inevitably discovered.
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