Charges dropped after illegal inventory search

Mr. Shevin’s client was seated in a parked car which had been reported stolen. The officer arrested and searched the defendant, revealing over a pound of marijuana, scales, ledgers and money. The evidence was suppressed and the case was dismissed after a motion pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5, due to the inventory search being used by the officer as a pretext to search for drugs.

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