Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

The local task force watched our complex of 14 units to see if one certain unit was selling drugs.There was no advantage point to sit to watch all the units so they stayed backed away and just took note of the local drugies coming and going.They determined there was traffic so it must be coming from unit 10 in the back.OK, they then met one of their C I"s down town at an undisclosed location,searched her for drugs or money,then gave her cash to make a controlled buy.With the buys they could get a search warrent for the unit.The CI than went to the complex.but instead of going to unit 10,were the suspect lived around back,she went to a different unit in front ,unit 7,and went inside to the occupent she had just resently been introduced to,and gave him the money the police gave her and asked him if he could get her some dope.T,from apartment 7 said yes and left the CI in his unit closed the door and left.where he told her he was going ,i dont know.A short while later he returned and gave the bag of dope to her and she left.She then met up with the officer and gave it to them were they field tested it as possitive meth.To me that is not a controlled buy.Is that a legal controlled buy?Because thats what they based getting there search warrent from.

Asked on 11/04/10, 9:04 am

Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

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Sounds like a controlled buy to me.

Answered on 11/09/10, 9:51 am

Lawrence Wolf Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf

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yes,but there still maybe legal defenses available

Answered on 11/09/10, 11:37 am

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