People v. Weathers

Defendant, after trial by the court without a jury, was convicted of possession of marijuana and sentenced to prison. He appeals from the judgment and the order denying new trial. His principal contention is that the marijuana was improperly admitted because it was the product of an illegal search and seizure.

In the early evening of October 10, a police officer attached to the Juvenile Bureau interviewed JoAnne, a 14-year-old girl who had been a runaway. She told of visiting appellant’s apartment the preceding afternoon with one Ellingham, also a juvenile. She said appellant produced…