What is the test for subjective intent in the context of probable cause?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Caron v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, c/w G055991, G055632 (Cal. App. 2019):
It is true that probable cause in the criminal context is an objective test. "Subjective intentions play no role in ordinary, probable-cause Fourth Amendment analysis." (Whren v. U.S. (1996) 517 U.S. 806, 813.)
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