People v. Hamilton

Appellant was convicted of violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code in possessing unlawfully a preparation of codeine. He makes two points: that he was convicted by the use of evidence obtained by means of an illegal entry, search and seizure; and that there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction.

On November 30, 1960, police officers received teletype information that one Richard Lyons, an escapee from the county jail, might appear at the intersection of Hayes and Scott Streets in San Francisco. Going there, the police questioned a man in a parked ear, and found…