Farley

People v. Farley

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19 Cal. App. 3d 215·1971 Cal. App. LEXIS 1272·96 Cal. Rptr. 478
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 11, 1971Crim. 8915California2,981 words

Opinion

Opinion

Kane, J.

Charles Hubert Farley appeals from a judgment entered following nonjury trial convicting him of selling and possessing marijuana and selling LSD.

In mid-October 1966, Michael Waltmon, operating under direction of the state Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (“Bureau”), became acquainted with appellant. After discussing the possibility of selling narcotic items to Waltmon, appellant showed him quantities of marijuana, LSD, and various pills.

On December 7, 1966, by prearrangement, Waltmon and Bureau Agent Melvin Cozzalio met appellant and an acquaintance, Terrance Esser, at a roadside restaurant in Vallejo. In the restaurant parking lot Waltmon entered appellant’s vehicle and for $180 purchased from him a sack, later determined to contain 64.8 grams of marijuana and 50 capsules of LSD.

The same parties again met by prearrangement at the restaurant on December 15, 1966. During the course of discussion in the restaurant cocktail lounge, appellant and Waltmon who had been furnished $390 of state money left together, returning approximately 25 minutes later. At this point the four men went outside to appellant’s vehicle from which appellant removed a brown paper bag which he…

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