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HILL v. CALIFORNIA

No. 51.

401 U.S. 797 (1971)

91 S.Ct. 1106

28 L.Ed.2d 484

HILL v. CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 5, 1971

Reargued October 21, 1970

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Amato, appointed by the Court, 396 U.S. 999, reargued the cause for petitioner.

Ronald M. George, Deputy Attorney General of California, reargued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, and William E. James, Assistant Attorney General.

Keith C. Monroe filed a brief for the Orange County Criminal Courts Bar Association et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. Duke W. Dunbar, Attorney General, pro se, and John P. Moore, Deputy Attorney General, filed a brief for the Attorney General of Colorado et al. as amici curiae.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

On June 4, 1966, four armed men robbed a residence in Studio City, California. On June 5, Alfred Baum and Richard Bader were arrested for possession of narcotics; at the time of their arrest, they were driving petitioner Hill's car, and a search of the car produced property stolen in the Studio City robbery the day before. Bader and Baum both admitted taking part in the June 4 robbery, and both implicated Hill...

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