Is there a valid arrest warrant for possession of a baggie of what is said to be cocaine?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, 53 Cal.App.4th 1250, 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 345 (Cal. App. 1997):
[53 Cal.App.4th 1265] "Accordingly, we conclude that there was no valid arrest of petitioner for possession of the baggie...." (Agar v. Superior Court, supra, 21 Cal.App.3d at pp. 31-32, 98 Cal.Rptr. 148, fn. omitted.)
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