# People v. Superior Court (Corona)

> California Supreme Court · November 16, 1981 · 30 Cal. 3d 193

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9613024

## Case

- **Full name:** The PEOPLE, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; JUAN VALLEJO CORONA, Real Party in Interest
- **Court:** California Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 16, 1981
- **Citations:** 30 Cal. 3d 193; 178 Cal. Rptr. 334; 636 P.2d 23; 1981 Cal. LEXIS 185
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Bird
- **Judges:** Richardson, Bird
- **Cited by:** 19 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## Opinion text

BIRD, C. J.
I concur in the opinion of the court. In light of the highly unusual facts of this case, there was probable cause to search the Sullivan Ranch mess hall. Those facts include the discovery of eight dead bodies on the ranch the day before the warrant issued and the reasonable belief that a maniacal killer was loose. Fortunately, such circumstances are extremely rare. The uniqueness of this particular set of facts makes this case sui generis and of limited precedential value.

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