Burrows v. Superior Court of San Bernardino County
California Supreme Court
13 Cal. 3d 238, 529 P.2d 590, 118 Cal. Rptr. 166 (1974)
- Written by Miller Jozwiak, JD
Facts
Wesley Burrows (plaintiff), an attorney, came under suspicion for misappropriating client funds. A court (defendant) issued a warrant and authorized a search of Burrows’s office. Police officers searched the office and recovered many documents. The officers then contacted banks at which Burrows had accounts. Without a warrant, the officers retrieved copies of Burrows’s financial statements. Prosecutors later charged Burrows, and in response, Burrows moved to suppress the evidence obtained from his office and the bank. At the suppression hearing, several bank representatives testified that records pertaining to customers’ accounts were generally considered to be confidential. Even so, the court denied the motion to suppress. Burrows then sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to grant his motion to suppress.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Mosk, J.)
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