People v. Myers

Opinion

WRIGHT, C. J.

William Glenn Myers appeals from a judgment upon jury convictions of illegal possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11530), illegal possession of amphetamines (Health & Saf. Code, § 11910), and illegal possession of a hypodermic needle and a hypodermic syringe (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4143). Searches without a warrant of defendant’s cabin and automobile produced evidence which led to the convictions. The searches were concededly unconstitutional if defendant was, at that time, entitled to Fourth Amendment protections. The question is whether defendant’s status as an…