People v. Scott

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1944-08-28

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CARTER, J. I dissent from that portion of the majority opinion which holds constitutional that portion of the provision of section 13 of the Dangerous Weapons’ Control Act of 1923, which makes possession of a firearm whose marks of identification have been tampered with presumptive evidence that the tampering was done by the possessor. In my opinion this provision clearly violates the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteent…

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