How can a criminal defendant challenge the reasonableness of a search or seizure at a preliminary hearing?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, E070044 (Cal. App. 2019):
A criminal defendant may challenge the reasonableness of a search or seizure by moving to suppress evidence at a preliminary hearing. (People v. McDonald (2006) 137
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