Legal Opinion
People v. MacIas
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 21, 1960No. Crim. 7032PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAshburn, J.
Unlawful possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11500). Defendant convicted. Appeal from judgment and order denying motion for new trial. Appellant contends, and we believe correctly, that the evidence indispensable to a conviction was obtained by an unlawful search and seizure.
There is little conflict in the evidence concerning the controlling facts. On the evening of April 24, 1959, about 10 p. m., Police Officers Key and Craig received a radio call to go to the 1200 block on Los Palos Street to interview the victim of “a 211 robbery” i.e., one committed “by means of force or fear.”…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Badillo v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
- Willson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. BilderbachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. SpoffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- People v. GoveaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
- People v. StonerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- People v. NebbittCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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