California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wright, A132689 (Cal. App. 2013):
In reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress evidence under the Fourth Amendment, we accept as true any facts found by the trial court and supported by substantial evidence, but we exercise independent judgment in evaluating the constitutionality of the warrantless search or seizure, based on those facts. (People v. Guzman (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1090, 1096.) "We will uphold the magistrate's ruling if it 'is correct on any theory of the law applicable to the case, even if the ruling was made for an incorrect reason.' " (Ibid.)
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