Legal Opinion
People v. King
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 2, 1977No. Crim. 16014PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
The sole issue of defendant King’s appeal from an order of commitment entered on his plea of guilty to possession of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350) is whether the superior court erred in denying his Penal Code section 995 motion to set aside the charging information. The validity of the information depended upon the absence of a Fourth Amendment violation in the police seizure of certain heroin as will hereafter be discussed.
The appeal appears to be permitted by Penal Code section 1538.5, subdivision (m); the People make no contrary contention.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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