Legal Opinion
People v. Head
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 16, 1952No. Crim. 763PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Appellants John N. Purvis, Jerry K. Golightly, and James Russell Grimes were charged jointly with defendants Eugene J. Head and Robert L. McCabe with the crime of feloniously possessing a narcotic, to wit, marijuana. Their ages ranged from 18 to 21 years. A jury trial resulted in a conviction of all five defendants. Appellants appealed.
About 9:30 p.m. on April 9, 1951, three police officers were touring Golden Hill Park in San Diego in their police car. As they drove around a turn in the road, the lights of their car shone upon a two-door Plymouth sedan parked as though it had backed into a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. LinyardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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- People v. EscarcegaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
- People v. CalpitoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- People v. RossCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
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