Madrid v. People

Plaintiff in error, to whom we will refer as defendant, was convicted of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, Cannabis Sativa L, commonly known as marijuana, and from the judgment and sentence imposed brings error.

The incident out of which the charge arose occurred as follows: Defendant and his cousin were walking home on a city street from a night club area about 1:15 a.m. Two police officers in a patrol car observed them and decided to check them out. They followed the men for almost a city block without light, when they suddenly switched them on. Both men had their backs to the car and…