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
Dogs
People v. Russell (1987) 185 Cal.App.3d 186
Victims
People v. Superior Court (meyers) 1979) 25 Cal.3d 67
Civilian Experts
People v. Eubanks (1996) 14 Cal.4th 580
Securing scene before warrant issues
Illegal unless:
Emergency
Arrest inside residence
Consent
Valid need to preserve evidence
People v. Escobedo (1973) 35 Cal.App.3d 32
Illinois v. McArthur (2001) 531 U.S> 326
Segura v. United States (1984) 468 U.S. 796 - 19 hours to get search warrant
Murray v. United States (1988) 487 U.S. 533
Knock-notice
Machado v. Superior Court (1975) 45 Cal.App.3d 316
Hudson v. Michigan (2006) 547 U.S. 586
People v. Macioce (1987) 197 Cal.App.3d 262, 271
PC1531
PC1532
PC844
People v. Gonzalez (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 1043
Wilson v. Arkansas (1995) 514 U.S. 927
Richards v. Wisconsin (1997) 520 U.S. 385
United States v. Ramirez (1998) 523 U.S. 65
United States v. Banks (2003) 540 U.S. 31
People v. Hobbs (1987) 192 Cal.App.3d 959 - screen door
People v. Tacy (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 1402
People v. Uhler(1989) 208 Cal.App.3d 766 - screen door
People v. Pompa (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 1308 - inner door
People v. Howard (1993) 18 Cal.App.4th 1544 - inner door
People v. Aguilar (1996) 48 Cal.App.4th 632 - inner door
People v. Mays (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 969 - inner door
People v. Bencomo (1985) 171 Cal.App.3d 1005 - fence
People v. Mayer (1987) 188 Cal.App.3d 1101 - fence
Time of search
PC1533 - between 7am and 10pm
Arrest between 6am and 10pm
PC1534(b)(7) - between 6am and 10 pm
People v. Watson (1977) 75 Cal.App.3d 592
People v. Zepeda (1980) 102 Cal.App.3d 1
People v. Kimble (1988) 44 Cal.3d 480 - nighttime service
In re Donald R. (1978) 85 Cal.app.3d 23 - nighttime service