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Criminal

Dec. 7, 2010

The Impending Death of California's 'Community Caretaker'

Will the state Supreme Court put the "community caretaker" exception to rest? By Patrick T. Santos of the Law Offices of Ronald Richards and Associates.


By Patrick T. Santos


The end is near for California's "community caretaker" exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement established by the state Supreme Court's plurality decision in People v. Ray over 10 years ago. This is because People v. Ray will finally get to meet the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Brigham City v. Stuart, in a case that the state Supreme Court will hear on Dec. 7, 2010: People ...

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