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Lorenzen v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 29, 1957No. Civ. 17605PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBray, J.

This petition for writ of prohibition raises two questions: 1. Does information from a reliable informant alone justify an arrest without a warrant and a search and seizure? 2. Does delay in using that information affect the validity of the arrest, search and seizure?

Record

October 24, 1956, complaint filed in the municipal court charging petitioner with violations (1) of section 337a, subdivision 2, Penal Code (occupying premises for purposes of recording bets); (2) of section 337a, subdivision 4 (recording bets); and (3) of section 337a, subdivision 6 (accepting bets). Thereafter a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Trupiano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Willson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. People v. BoylesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  5. United States v. Li Fat TongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Priestly v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  2. People v. PrewittCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  3. People v. SwayzeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. People v. GorgCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  5. People v. McCartyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958

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