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People v. Christensen

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 11, 1969No. Crim. 3793PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROWN (Gerald), P. J.

James Andrew Christensen pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana after the court denied his Penal Code section 1538.5 motion to suppress the marijuana evidence. He appeals the court’s order granting him probation (deemed a final judgment, Pen. Code § 1237) which imposed no time to be spent in custody, but did require payment of a $200 fine and adjudicated the crime a misdemeanor.

About 2:30 a.m., November 27, 1968, Christensen was a passenger in a car owned and operated by his non-appealing codefendant, Patrick Coyle Branin. San Diego Police Officer Harry Jourdan saw…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. MarshallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Lazaro Fernandez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  3. People v. GravesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  4. People v. NicholsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
  5. People v. LeeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. McKinnonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Mann v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  3. State v. HughesTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  4. People v. OlsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  5. State v. HollandNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1978

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