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Defendant appeals from the judgment entered after being found guilty by the court of the violation of Health and Safety Code section 11530.5, possession of marijuana for sale. For reasons hereafter discussed, we conclude that the judgment must be reversed for violation of the rule stated in Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 [ 84 S.Ct. 1758 , 12 L.Ed.2d 977 ], and People v. Dorado, 62 Cal.2d 338 [ 42 Cal. Rptr. 169 , 398 P.2d 361 ],

On November 8, 1963, Officer James Grennan of the Los Angeles Police Department Narcotics Division, was informed by one Ivory Collins, a reliable informant, that the trunk of a 1955 red and white Buick, bearing license number FJG 898, contained 20 kilos of marijuana; a man named John drove this car; he lived in a housing project in the vicinity of 120th Street and worked there as a maintenance worker; the car was presently parked in the vicinity of 120th Street and Colton; the vehicle would be moved at 12 noon.

The officer, accompanied by Officer Castruita, located the car described by the informant parked across the street from *334 1800 East 121st Street. At about 12 noon defendant and two other persons entered the ear. Defendant got into the…