People v. Hancock

Consolidated appeals by defendants from jury conviction of consolidated separate charges of violation of section 11500, Health and Safety Code (possession of narcotics) and from the order denying new trial.

Questions Presented

1. Sufficiency of the evidence (a) as to Hancock; (b) as to Crayton.

2. Admissibility of puncture marks and of prior use of narcotics.

Evidence

Salinas Police Department Officer . Jones with Lieutenant Wilson went to room 9, Lake Hotel, without a search warrant or warrant of arrest. That room was registered to defendant Hancock. Jones stood on an outside balcony about 3 feet…