Legal Opinion
People v. Ruddick
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1930No. Docket Nos. 36908, 37187, 66, 138PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
As the above cases all present problems embracing the question-. “Is proof merely of the possession of intoxicating liquor sufficient to sustain a conviction under the Wright Act?’’ we have grouped them together for consideration. In each the defendant was charged with unlawful possession, found guilty, sentenced and has appealed.
The liquor in the Ruddick case, a quarter of a bottle less than a quart in size, was found in the kitchen cabinet of a flat occupied as a dwelling by defendant and her husband.
At Jones’ residence a gallon of whisky was found underneath a drawer in the china cabinet…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Crane v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Massey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
- Rose v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
- People v. Boo Doo HongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Ex Parte HornefCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
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