Legal Opinion

People v. Perez

California Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1965No. Crim. No. 8783PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.

Defendants appeal from judgments of conviction entered after a jury found them guilty of possession of marijuana. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11530.)

At 11:30 p.m., October 13, 1963, State Narcotics Agent *772James Shirloh and Woodland Police Officer Glenn Barton entered a hotel room in Woodland pursuant to a search warrant and conducted a search in the presence of defendants Perez and Morales, who occupied the room. Agent Shirloh found a canvas bag and a shopping bag in each of which was a package of marijuana. He found in an ashtray a marijuana cigarette that had been partially smoked. The officers…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. PerezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965

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