Legal Opinion
Enrique Ortiz Cervantes v. Bill Walker, Superintendent, Banning Road Camp
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1979No. 77-3372PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Cervantes appeals from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976). The state trial court had admitted into evidence a statement he made to prison staff members which identified a substance in his possession as marijuana. He was convicted of possession of narcotics in a county jail, a felony under California law. Execution of the sentence was suspended and a three-year period of probation was imposed. As a condition of probation, Cervantes was to submit to a search of his person and property at any time without…
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