Hurst

In count I of an information defendants Arthur Lee Hurst and Anniece Jones were accused of unlawfully having heroin in their possession on May 18, 1959. In count II they were accused of unlawfully having marijuana in their possession on the same date. The court, sitting without a jury, found them guilty on both counts. Arthur Lee Hurst was sentenced to state prison. He appeals from the judgment and order denying a new trial. He will be referred to as the defendant. Annieee Jones did not appeal.

About 3:30 p.m. on May 18, 1959, Officer Garrahan of the Los Angeles Police Department received an anonymous telephone call at the narcotics division office in the Police Building. The person on the telephone said, “If you want to find two pounds of marijuana look under the house at 309 West 83d Street,” and hung up. Garrahan testified the voice sounded like that of a female and he had not heard it before.

Garrahan related the content of the call to Officers Hanks and Grennan, and the three officers drove to the address given by the caller, 309 West 83d Street, arriving there about 4 p.m. The building at that address was a single-story duplex. There were two residences, numbered 307 and…