Legal Opinion
People v. Miller
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 19, 1961No. Crim. 3909PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBray, P. J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, after jury verdict, of violation of section 11500, Health and Safety Code (possession of heroin), and from the order denying new trial.
Questions Presented
1. Validity of arrest and search. Did the similarity of names justify the action of the police officers?
2. Was the search unreasonable ?
Evidence
Police Officer Weiss, within a period of one and a half to two weeks, had seen the name “Cecil Miller” on the register of three separate hotels in San Francisco, the last one being the Manor Plaza. From the Bureau of Identification he received…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. RobertsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. CarswellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. MillsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- People v. SchaumloffelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. LittlejohnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hill v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. CockrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. HillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Sanders v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. De RenzyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
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