People v. Scott

This is an appeal from an order admitting defendant to probation upon conviction of violation of Health and Safety Code, section 11530 (possession of marijuana) . The order must be reversed because the court erroneously sustained an objection to a question as to the identity of an informer who was a material witness; therefore we shall deal only with those of appellant’s further contentions which may come into question on retrial.

On May 28, 1965, Officer Olson of the Los Angeles Police Department made and presented to a magistrate an affidavit for issuance of a search warrant. The affidavit…