P. v. Smith
Defendant James Estes Smith appeals from a judgment entered after his motion to suppress evidence was denied. Pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement, defendant pled no contest to misdemeanor possession of MDMA (ecstasy) and was placed on three years probation on condition that he successfully completes a Proposition 36 program and serves 180 days in the county jail. Defendant asserts that the trial court erred by not suppressing evidence secured after he was illegally detained by law enforcement. Court agree defendant was illegally detained and the evidence should have been suppressed as a direct product of the detention. Accordingly, Court reverse.
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