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Juan Carlos Garridoaguilar v. California
IFP petition · Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, No. A168477 · judgment November 14, 2024
Question presented
A police officer recovered a firearm when he conducted a warrantless search of the passengers of a car stopped for a registration violation. Was it error for a the California Court of Appeal to dispense with the usual requirement that the State is obliged to justify a warrantless search, and instead place the burden on the defendant to demonstrate the illegality of the search?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Walter K. Pyle
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Aug 14 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Apr 26 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 31, 2025)