People v. Luke

Appellant was convicted of possession of narcotics after a nonjury trial, a violation of Health and Safety Code, section 11530. One of two alleged prior felonies also was found to be true.

On November 1, 1963, Officer Poor, during the course of a narcotics investigation, was standing on or near the corner of 60th and Avalon Streets in the City of Los Angeles, a high frequency narcotics area. He observed appellant on four separate occasions first talk to a third person and immediately thereafter walk to an abandoned car parked on a vacant lot adjoining a service station. On each of these four…