Does a probation search pursuant to the probation search clause exceed the scope of the search?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Tovar, A134785 (Cal. App. 2013):

A search pursuant to a probation search clause may not exceed the scope of the clause relied upon. "Moreover, officers generally may only search those portions of the residence they reasonably believe the probationer has complete or joint control over. [Citation.]" (People v. Woods (1999) 21 Cal.4th 668, 682.)

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