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People v. Carrasco

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 7, 1981No. Crim. 4677PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ANDREEN, J.

Appeal from a judgment of conviction of violation of Penal Code section 4573.6 (unauthorized possession of drugs in a penal institution). Reversed.

The defendant, an inmate in a county “road camp,” returned from work furlough, changed his clothes, and went to the bathroom area whereupon he was approached by a correctional officer who demanded that he unbuckle his top pants button and open the flap of his trousers. When the defendant complied, a plastic baggie carrying a balloon was found between his pants and shorts. The balloon contained heroin.

The defense was that the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. People v. HitchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. FordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Estate of McDillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  5. People v. WinstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. People v. VisciottiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. SandersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. People v. LowCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  4. People v. ClaxtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
  5. People v. SeatonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983

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