Legal Opinion

People v. Stamps

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 30, 2016No. A142424PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

STREETER, J.—

Appellant Latanya A. Stamps was convicted of multiple drug possession offenses after drugs in both pill and crystalline form were discovered in her car, purse or clothing on four different dates from October through December 2012. She appeals, arguing the court improperly admitted the testimony of an expert criminalist who identified the drugs in pill form as controlled substances solely by comparing their appearance to pills pictured on a Web site called “Ident-A-Drug.” Stamps attacks her convictions for possession of oxycodone and dihydrocodeinone on grounds that (1) the…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  5. People v. Vega-RoblesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2017

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