[The name of the client in the case title, and any associated brief, is replaced by the proper form of the word "client."]

Client and several friends were sitting in an automobile, at night in a deserted industrial area, when they were accosted by Oakland Police officers, who contended that mere presence together in that area, at that time of day, was suspicious enough to justify detention of client and friends, and to make them account for their presence. In the course of the detention, the police officers discovered a firearm under the driver's seat. Client and friends were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. The Municipal Court refused to suppress the firearm. On appeal, the Appellate Department of the Alameda County Superior Court suppressed the firearm, resulting in dismissal of all charges. Client v. Municipal Court (State of California) (1983) Alameda Superior Court Appellate Dept. No. 1658 [brief in process of conversion to HTML]