Yoshimura

A jury found appellant Wendy Masako Yoshimura guilty of unlawful possession of explosives, of a machine gun, and of substances and materials with the intent to make destructive devices and explosives. She appeals from the judgment of conviction.

Appellant and three codefendants (William Brandt, Michael Bortin and Paul Rubenstein) were initially accused of these crimes in a four-count indictment returned by the Alameda County Grand Jury in 1972. They were jointly charged in count one with possession of explosives on March 30, 1972, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 12305; in count two, with possession of a machine gun on that date in violation of Penal Code section 12220; in count three, with possession on that date of “a substance, material, and combination” of both, with the intent to make destructive devices and explosives, in violation of Penal Code section 12312; and in count four with possession on that date of destructive devices and explosives, “with the intent to injure, intimidate and terrify persons . . . and to wrongfully injure and destroy any property,” in violation of Penal Code section 12303.3.

The articles charged in the indictment were…