Zamora v. People

This writ of error is brought by John Edward Zamora and Bennie Edward Johnson, hereinafter referred to as the defendants or by name, from their conviction for possession of cannibus sativa L., commonly known as marijuana. They were tried jointly.

On the basis of an affidavit grounded on information supplied by an informer, a search warrant was obtained to search the premises of Advanced Transmission Specialists located outside Grand Junction. This garage was operated by defendant Johnson on a rent-out space basis to the public whereby a customer rents a stall and works on his own car. At…