California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Shields, 205 Cal.App.3d 1065, 252 Cal.Rptr. 849 (Cal. App. 1988):
In reviewing an order denying a motion to suppress, we defer to the fact finding of the trial court if there is substantial evidence to support it. (People v. Leyba, supra, 29 Cal.3d 591, 596-597, 174 Cal.Rptr. 867, 629 P.2d 961.) However, we are not bound by the substantial evidence standard in reviewing the trial court's decision whether or not a search or detention was reasonable; instead, it is " 'the ultimate responsibility of the appellate court to measure the facts, as found by the trier, against the constitutional standard of reasonableness.' " (Id., at p. 597, 174 Cal.Rptr. 867, 629 P.2d 961.)
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