People v. Hana

Opinion

TAYLOR, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a court trial finding him guilty of the possession of marijuana, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11530. He contends that the contraband introduced into evidence against him was obtained as the result of an unlawful search and seizure as; 1) the arresting officer did not have reasonable grounds to believe that he and his companions were armed so as to justify a “frisk” search; 2) and even if proper, the “frisk” exceeded the proper bounds permitted by Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 [20 L.Ed.2d 889, 890, 88…