Legal Opinion
Trowbridge v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 16, 1956No. Civ. 21788PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
By an information the petitioner was charged with possessing flowering tops and leaves of Indian hemp (marihuana) in violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. Her motion to set aside the information on the ground that the evidence admitted against petitioner in the preliminary hearing was not legally admissible, and that the evidence was insufficient to support the information, was denied. She now seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent her trial.
An alternative writ of prohibition was issued by this court, a hearing was held and the writ was granted (Trowbridge v. Superior…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by47 opinions
- People v. FischerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- People v. PrewittCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. LawrenceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- People v. HammondCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- People v. DewsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.