Does section 135 of the California Criminal Code apply to evidence seized in the course of a police investigation?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Prysock, 127 Cal.App.3d 972, 180 Cal.Rptr. 15 (Cal. App. 1982):

In People v. Fields (1980) 105 Cal.App.3d 341, 164 Cal.Rptr. 336, this court affirmed a conviction for violation of section 135, where the defendant, a county jail inmate, flushed marijuana down a jail toilet after a deputy sheriff had discovered the drug and seized it during a routine search. This court held that the statute applies to evidence seized in the course of a police investigation, even though no formal legal proceedings were pending:

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