In re S.O. CA4/2
The juvenile court adjudged defendant and appellant, S.O., a ward of the court for unlawfully possessing a firearm in violation of Penal Code section 29610. S.O. filed a pretrial motion to suppress all evidence obtained during the search and seizure of his person. The court denied the motion to suppress, and S.O. admitted the charge against him. On appeal, S.O. argues law enforcement conducted an unlawful traffic stop of the car in which he was a passenger. The deputy in question stopped the car for failure to signal a right turn, which violated the Vehicle Code only if the turn may have affected other cars. (Veh. Code, § 22107.) We agree with S.O. that the evidence does not provide a lawful justification for the traffic stop. We therefore reverse with directions to grant the motion to suppress.
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