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PEOPLE v. HANDY

Docket No. 18711.

16 Cal.App.3d 858 (1971)

94 Cal. Rptr. 387

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WALTER HANDY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

April 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Elinor Chandler for Defendant and Appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and Ronald S. Marks, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

KAUS, P.J.

This is an appeal from an involuntary commitment of defendant as a narcotic drug addict under the provisions of section 3100 et seq. of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The only question raised is the legality of defendant's initial arrest.

The People's only witness on this issue was Officer Long who was patrolling the neighborhood of 41st and Main Streets at about 11 p.m. on April 7, 1970. The patrol...

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