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People v. Hurtado

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 28, 1977No. Crim. 28957PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STEPHENS, Acting P. J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for possession of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350) entered following a court trial on that charge.

Facts

At about 1:40 a.m. on December 13, 1975, two California Highway Patrol officers, who were stopped in their patrol car alongside the northbound lanes of the Ventura Freeway, observed a red 1966 Ford Ranchero pickup truck pass by at excessive speed, swerving erratically. The officers gave chase and caught up with the vehicle after it had exited the freeway at the California Street offramp in Ventura. After the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kellett v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  2. People v. FlintCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  3. People v. SwansonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. Stackhouse v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. ValliCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  2. People v. OchoaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. MartinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  4. People v. WitcraftCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  5. People v. HamernikCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016

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