Baker

Defendant has appealed from a judgment convicting him of possessing a restricted dangerous drug in violation of section 11911 of the Health and Safety Code, and of possessing a concealable weapon after having suffered a prior felony conviction, in violation of section 12021 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to state prison on the second charge, and to the county jail for one year on the first, the latter sentence to run concurrently with the former, and both sentences to run concurrently with a then existing state prison sentence from another county which the defendant was then serving. The convictions followed defendant's pleas of guilty which were entered after the denial of his motion to suppress evidence as to both counts. The appeal is authorized by subdivision (m) of section 1538.5.

Defendant contends that his constitutional rights were violated by the search and seizure and introduction into evidence of the contents of a locker at a bowling alley, and that his subsequent arrest and the search of his person was not warranted. It is concluded that police observation of the contents of a handbag stored in the locker after they had been requested to…