Legal Opinion
State v. Leong
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1970No. 4820PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
ABE, J.
On July 26, 1968, two police officers saw defendant Emmett Leong get into a car driven by Eugene Kim and when the car stopped at an intersection, the police immediately pulled up behind to arrest defendant under warrants of arrest. As one of the officers alighted from the police car, he saw defendant move his right hand, then saw an object fall through the window on the side where defendant was sitting. Defendant was arrested.
The object, when recovered, was found to be a piece of rubber with three gelatin capsules containing heroin. Both defendant and Kim, known…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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