Cal.2: Objection to hearsay at suppression hearing has to be made to preserve for appeal

Defendant failed to preserve in the trial court the argument that hearsay was improperly admitted and credited by the trial court, so it is forfeited for appeal. People v. Hawkins, 211 Cal. App. 4th 194, 149 Cal. Rptr. 3d 469 (2d Dist. 2012).

Officers received reports that gunshots came from defendant’s vehicle. When they stopped it, a bag of marijuana was in plain view. There was probable cause for the search. United States v. Brown, 498 Fed. Appx. 940 (11th Cir. 2012).*

Officers drove by defendant’s double parked car and smelled marijuana. They got out and asked him why they could smell it, and he said it was because he “just smoked.” That was probable cause, and a gun found in the car was admissible. United States v. Evans, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 165895 (S.D. N.Y. November 19, 2012).*