Murray

People v. Murray

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1963 Cal. App. LEXIS 1779·218 Cal. App. 2d 317·32 Cal. Rptr. 348
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 15, 1963Crim. 8577California1,098 words

Opinion

Opinion

Fox, J.

Defendant was convicted of the charge of possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11530). He has appealed from the judgment (order granting probation) and sentence.

On March 2, 1962, at approximately 10:10 p.m., Officer A. L. Allen of the North Hollywood division of the Los Angeles Police Department, observed defendant going towards the rear of a laundromat at Magnolia and Cartwright. He was not carrying any clothes but did have a brown paper bag. As there had been numerous burglaries of laundromats in the area, the officer decided to investigate. He parked and entered the laundromat but no one appeared to be in it. He went to the rear where there was a men’s restroom, tried the door and found it locked. At this point a male voice from inside said, “Just a moment.” The officer then heard the toilet flush. Officer Allen went outside of the laundromat and peered through the window into the restroom, which was lighted. The window had had paint on it but there were numerous places where the paint had worn off and the window could be seen through. These various unobstructed spots on the window were probably 2 inches in diameter. It was not necessary for the officer to stand on…

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