People v. Ghimenti

Appellant was found guilty of possession of narcotics. His sole point on appeal is that the search which revealed the contraband was illegal.

Facts

Inspector Groom of the state narcotic bureau received anonymous phone calls informing him that a man at a certain telephone number (which the inspector traced to appellant) was dealing in heroin. In investigating appellant, Inspector Groom discovered that the Hayward-San Leandro Municipal Court in Alameda County had issued a warrant for appellant’s arrest for violation of Penal Code section 12021 (possession of eoncealable firearm by former felon or…