Salazar v. People

Plaintiff in error was found guilty by a jury of possession of marijuana (Cannabis Sativa L) in the district court of Huerfano County and was thereafter sentenced to a term of 6 to 10 years in the state penitentiary. He seeks review of the judgment by writ of error. We will refer to the plaintiff in error as defendant.

The record discloses that defendant was arrested on the night of April 11, 1960, for being involved in a disturbance on the streets of Walsenburg, Colorado. He was taken to the city jail where his personal possessions were taken from him and out of his presence examined by a…