Legal Opinion
People v. Nelson
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 16, 1959No. Crim. 3505PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, J. pro tem. *
The two main questions presented by this appeal are whether (1) the evidence which gave rise to the conviction of the defendant for having possession of marihuana and with unlawfully planting and cultivating the narcotic plant, was obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure, and (2) whether the evidence is legally sufficient to sustain appellant’s convictions. The case was tried by the court, a jury having been waived.
The basic facts upon which the judgment rests will now be stated. On or about April 4, 1957, and again in the first week of May 1957, the State…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sgro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- People v. GoryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- People v. TorresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- People v. Van ValkenburgCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
- Arata v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Theodor v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. KeenerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. ButlerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Dunn v. MUNICIPAL COURT FOR EUREKA JUDICIAL DISTRICTCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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