Legal Opinion
Fare v. Scott K.
California Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1979No. Crim. 20361PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEWMAN, J.
— A 17-year-old defendant appeals from an order declaring him a juvenile court ward and placing him on probation. (See Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602.) The order was based on the court’s finding that defendant unlawfully possessed marijuana for purpose of sale in violation of section 11359 of the Health and Safety Code. The question is whether a warrantless, parent-approved, police search of defendant’s personal property was permissible.
Defendant’s mother found marijuana in his desk drawer. She gave it to an off-duty police officer who lived in the neighborhood and told him *399that…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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