P. v. Guyette
Charles Elliot Guyette pled no contest to three felony counts: commercial burglary (Pen. Code, § 459),[1] possession of stolen property (§ 496, subd. (a)) and forgery (§ 475, subd. (c)), and admitted a prior strike conviction. In exchange, the People agreed to the dismissal of two prior prison term enhancements and a stipulated sentence of five years four months, which the court subsequently imposed. On appeal, Guyette contends the trial court erroneously denied his suppression motion because the incriminating evidence was seized while he was illegally detained, substantial evidence does not support the finding he consented to be searched, and the resulting arrest was illegal. Thus, all fruits of the detention, including his statements and the incriminating items taken from his pockets, should have been suppressed. We disagree and affirm.
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