Hill

People v. Hill

Caution
19 Cal. App. 3d 306·1971 Cal. App. LEXIS 1283·96 Cal. Rptr. 813
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 18, 1971Crim. 8996California4,292 words

Opinion

Opinion

Taylor, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding defendant guilty of two- separate counts of possessing and selling restricted dangerous drugs (Health & Saf. Code, § § 11911, 11912). Viewing the evidence most strongly in favor of the judgment, the record discloses the following pertinent facts as they relate to the first count of which defendant was convicted.

On September 26, 1968, Katie Oatis, 18, Ricky Vigno, 17, and Richard Yeager, drove to San Francisco for the purpose of purchasing methedrine (“speed”), a dangerous and restricted drug. Katie gave Vigno- $40 and Yeager added $10. The three. proceeded to Fourth Avenue and Irving Streets in San Francisco, where Vigno got out of the car, walked to defendant’s apartment at 1308-4th Avenue and entered. Defendant ordered Vigno to wait in a back room and returned with a cigar box containing a bag of white powdery substance, for which Vigno paid defendant $40 or $45. Vigno returned to the car and all three returned to San Rafael.

Vigno kept some of the speed and went home, while Katie and Yeager proceeded to an apartment at 75 Woodland, where both injected the rest that Vigno had obtained…

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