Conviction of defendant for possession of drugs and a firearm is affirmed as the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies and the evidence obtained by virtue of a search incident to arrest may not be suppressed despite the retroactive applicability of Gant to this case.   

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Appellate Information

Filed December 17, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Robie

CounselFor Appellant:   Michele A. Douglass

For Appellee:   Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Senior Assistant Attorney General, David A. Rhodes, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Darren K. Indermill, Deputy Attorney General

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