Legal Opinion

Mark Brian Price v. Peter J. Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County, State of California

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 7, 1977No. 74-2940PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TRASK, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court’s denial of appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus and from the court’s denial of appellant’s motion for reconsideration.

On November 19, 1969, appellant allegedly sold an hallucinogenic drug, LSD, to a Utah undercover officer. Based on this information and information obtained from a confidential informant, police officers. obtained a warrant to search appellant’s residence. Evidence seized during the search furnished the basis for a complaint charging appellant with possession of narcotics for sale.

On January 15, 1970,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Roberts v. ReillySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. Sweeney v. WoodallSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Roger Fain v. Ed Duff, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Eugene Howard Woods v. Alwynn J. Cronvich, SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. William Pfaff and Patrick Pfaff v. Gene Wells, Sheriff of Oklahoma County, State of OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
  2. Jacobsen v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State ex rel. Bailey v. ShepardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  4. State v. SandovalNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. BaileySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

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