Hines

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for violation of section 11714 of the Health and Safety Code (furnishing narcotics to a minor) and from a denial of a motion for new trial.

Miss Strange, who was born on April 24, 1935, testified that she met the appellant James Hines in the early part of 1952. The meeting took place at the President Hotel and she was introduced to him by James Caswell, her husband, who is presently an inmate of the State Prison at San Quentin. The purpose of the visit to this hotel was to get some heroin from Hines. He supplied some and she immediately prepared and injected it into her vein in the hotel room. At the same time Hines also took a “fix” (an injection of heroin). Miss Strange stated that she received heroin 10 or 12 times from Hines. She purchased heroin from Hines at Mel’s Drive-In, Bob’s Steak House, and on the street.

No samples of heroin were introduced at the trial but Miss Strange testified that the material she purchased and injected into her vein was heroin. She stated she had been taking heroin daily for two and a half years. She described how it is prepared for injection, the equipment used, the feeling one has when in need…