Search warrants

PC1523

People v. Fisher (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 1147 - a search warrant is a court oder.

PC1524(b) - scope of search warrant

PC1524(g) and EC1070 - Newsman Privilege/Shield Law

Article I, section 2(b) of California Constitution

Privacy Protection Act - 42 USC 2000aa et seq

Protection for documentary materials or work product materials that is going to be published.

Zurcher v. Stanford Daily (1978) 436 U.S. 547

42 USC 2000aa-7

(a) documentary materials

(b) work product materials

Violation of PPA is civil liability, not suppression of evidence

Good faith defense

Probable cause

PC1527

PC1525

Affidavit

Written affidavit - PC1526(a)

Telephone / oral - PC1526(b) and PC1528(b)

Hybrid - typed search warrant and oral affidavit

Charney v. Superior Court (1972) 27 Cal.App.3d 888

People v. Peck (1974) 38 Cal.App.3d 993 - oral affidavit need not be transcribed.

People v. Meza (1984) 162 Cal.App.3d 25

People v. Fortune (1988) 197 Cal.App.3d 941

Bowyer v. Superior Court (1974) 37 Cal.App.3d 151 - Search warrant must be in writing.

Special masters

Special master only apply for searches of lawyers, physicians, psychotherapists, clergy.

PC1524 (c)-(f)

PC1524(d)

People v. Blasquez (1985) 165 Cal.App.3d 408

Attorney-client privilege

People v. Superior Court (1985) 37 Cal.App.4th 1757

PC964

Anticipatory search warrants

United States v. Grubbs (2006) 547 U.S. 90

People v. Sousa (1993) 18 Cal.App.4th 549

PC1529 form of warrant

Name of affiants

Statutory grounds

Description of persons place and vehicle subject to search

Description of property and things sought

Date search warrant issued

Signature

But good faith under People v. Superior Court (Robinson) (1977) 75 Cal.App.3d 76

Jurisdiction

Search warrant is for the county. People v. Emanuel (1978) 87 Cal.App.3d 205, People v. Smead (1985) 175 Cal.App.3d 1101, People v. Easley (1983) 34 Cal.3d 858.

Out-of-county warrant is for offense prosecuted in home county. People v. Ruster (1976) 16 Cal.3d 690; People v. Fleming (1981) 29 Cal.3d 698; People v. Galvan (1992) 5 Cal.App.4th 866.

PC781

PC782

PC1524(i) - Identity theft

People v. Dantzler (1988) 206 Cal.app.3d 289 - Good faith exception

Execution of warrant

Press

Wilson v. Layne (1999) 526 U.S. 603

Hanlon v. Berger (1999) 526 U.S. 808

Federal agents

A federal agent may be an affiant in a California search warrant but cannot serve the search warrant.

PC830.8

PC830.85

But can put in federal agent participation in affidavit and in warrant.

Chapter III 10.2.1 of CDAA book