STRANKMAN, P.J.
A judgment creditor garnished cash seized by a county sheriff during an arrest of the judgment debtor on an unrelated criminal matter. The judgment debtor claimed a public policy exemption for property seized by law enforcement officers from an arrestee. (Emmanuel v. Sichofsky (1926) 198 Cal. 713, 715, 247 P. 205.) The trial court denied the debtor's claim of exemption and ordered the cash released to the creditor. We reverse the order.
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