People v. Zabala

The defendant was convicted of the crime of possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11530) and was sentenced to imprisonment in state’s prison. He does not claim that the evidence, if properly admitted, is insufficient to warrant the verdict; his contentions on appeal are that he was illegally arrested, that marijuana found in his clothing as a result of the illegal arrest should not have been received in evidence, that a motion made for a mistrial should have been granted, and that he was improperly denied the name of an informer.

On May 24, 1962, State Narcotic Agent Robert Mannen and…