California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lowe, F062767 (Cal. App. 2013):
"On appeal from the denial of a motion to suppress, we defer to the trial court's factual findings, express or implied, where supported by substantial evidence and exercise our independent judgment in determining whether, on the facts found, the search or seizure was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment." (People v. Lucatero (2008) 166
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