McCullough

Appellant was charged with a violation of Penal Code section 12021 (ownership and possession of a coneealable firearm by a felon) and convicted by a jury.

The record reveals these facts: On November 8, 1961, at about 3:45 a.m., Officers Pipkin and Hale were on patrol on the coast highway between Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz. They had observed no vehicles on the highway for several hours, until at the hour indicated, about 8 miles south of Half Moon Bay, they saw appellant’s car proceeding in a northerly direction. The attention of the officers was directed to the ear because it was the first they had seen for several hours, and also because it was traveling at much slower than the normal speed at which vehicles usually travel along this open stretch of highway late at night. The officers observed appellant’s car until it turned right at Purissima Canyon Road and headed east towards the mountains. Purissima Canyon Road leads into a remote rural area and eventually connects with Skyline Boulevard at the crest of the mountains. One or two residences are served by this road and it is improved for only a portion of its length. Officer Pipkin testified he did not believe a vehicle…