People v. Johnson

Opinion

AULT, J.

At about noon, on February 11, 1969, appellant, K. Hiram Johnson, and his friend, Susan Ackerman, entered the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro border crossing station. After a preliminary examination, they were taken to the customs baggage room for a more complete inspection. Johnson was asked by United States Customs Inspector Reay to empty his pockets. He removed a number of items, including one dirty, scored pill, which later proved to contain amphetamine. Reay called the San Diego City police and asked if they wanted to talk to a person who had one pill in his…