Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1975No. Crim. No. 7573PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, J.
After a trial by jury, defendant was found guilty of possession of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350).1 He appeals from the judgment.
Facts
On November 9, 1973, Roy Asakawa, a parole agent for the State Department of Corrections, received a call from Officer Pederson of the *753Stockton Police Department. Pederson informed Asakawa that he had received recent information from a confidential reliable informant that defendant was in possession of, and dealing in, heroin.
The defendant’s regular parole agent was out of town on another assignment. In his stead, Asakawa decided to…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re LynchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. RedmondCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. MasonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- In Re MartinezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. ThomasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975