Can a defendant move to suppress evidence obtained in an improper search and seizure?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Price-Stewart, A136332 (Cal. App. 2013):

1. Section 1538.5 allows a defendant to move to suppress evidence obtained in an improper search and seizure. (People v. Williams (1999) 20 Cal.4th 119, 125.)

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