People v. Gentry

This defendant appeals from a judgment on conviction of possession of narcotics, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

At 1:20 a. m. on August 24, 1952, two police officers were traveling south in a police car. As they approached a certain street intersection they saw a car parked at the northeast corner of the intersection, headed west. As they neared the intersection the other car started up and proceeded west on the cross street. As the officers followed, they saw a small package leave the right side of the other ear, at about car-window height, and land about 10 feet from…