Poe

People v. Poe

Good Law
174 Cal. App. 2d 593·1959 Cal. App. LEXIS 1741·344 P.2d 870
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 20, 1959Crim. No. 3642California900 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Bray, J.

Defendant was convicted by the court, a jury having been waived, of three counts of violation of Health and Safety Code section 11500, (1) sale of heroin on Septem *595 ber 11, 1958, (2) sale of amidone on September 15, and (3) sale of amidone on September 16. The court found two prior convictions, violating sections 11721 and 11715, Health and Safety Code.

Questions Presented

1. Sufficiency of the evidence: Lack of corroboration of narcotics agent and discrepancy in hour of sale under count 1.

2. Variance as to the character of the narcotic between testimony at the preliminary examination and charge in information.

1. Evidence.

Jess A. Ojeda, an inspector with the California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, testified that on the dates charged he purchased from defendant at the Seaman’s Union Hall the narcotics charged, detailing the circumstances.

There was no corroboration of his testimony concerning the sales as to the first two counts. Two other inspectors testified to seeing Ojeda and defendant together at the time and place specified by Ojeda, except that .one of these inspectors placed the time involved in count 1 as 1 p. m. whereas Ojeda gave it as about 11:45 a. m.…

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