People v. Andrews

Defendant George Cooper Andrews appeals his jury conviction on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon.

The records of the preliminary examination and the trial reveal that defendant was arrested in an area where a murder had occurred six or seven hours earlier. The arresting officer testified that defendant “fit the description” of one of the murderers. Upon arresting the defendant, the officer searched the defendant and discovered a .38-caliber blue steel Cobra revolver in his pants pocket. Prior to trial, defendant moved to suppress this evidence as being the product of an unreasonable…