Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

California Supreme Court

Decided November 29, 1955No. Crim. 5765PublishedCited by 168 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.

— By information defendant was charged with one count of possessing heroin in violation of Health and Safety Code, section 11500, a felony. Her motion to set the information aside (see Pen. Code, § 995) was granted on the ground that all of the evidence of the crime other than admissions was obtained by an illegal search of her person in violation of her constitutional rights. The People appeal.

At about 7 :30 p. m. on January 28, 1955, two deputy sheriffs of Los Angeles County parked their ear at the corner of 47th Place and Avalon Boulevard. They observed defendant walk in front of their car…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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3Cited by168 opinions

  1. People v. MickelsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. People v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  3. People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Willson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  5. People v. HavenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963

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