People v. Scoma

I dissent.

Although the affidavit of the police officer is, of course, not identical with that involved in People v. Hamilton (1969) a/nte, p. 176 [77 Cal.Rptr. 785, 454 P.2d 681], I disagree with the majority for substantially the same reasons indicated in my dissent in Hamilton, ante, at page 183.

There is an additional reason for finding the affidavit for issuance of a warrant adequate here. The 17-year-old juvenile involved was not an informant in the classic sense; he was essentially a victim. While not entirely blameless for his predicament, the minor had been furnished marijuana,…