Venegas v. County of Los Angeles

Supreme Court of California · Decided 2004-04-05

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Opinion CHIN, J. Does a sheriff act on behalf of the state or county when conducting a criminal investigation, including detaining suspects and searching their home and vehicle? As we shall see, based on the analysis in prior California cases, sheriffs act on behalf of the state when performing law enforcement activities. Under the Eleventh Amendment to t…

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