Denton

In an information filed by the District Attorney of Los Angeles County appellant was charged with unlawful possession of the narcotic marijuana in violation of section 11530 of the Health and Safety Code, and with a prior felony conviction of grand theft from the person. Appellant pleaded not guilty but admitted the prior conviction. *371 The cause was tried before a jury which found appellant guilty as charged.

Appellant, appearing in propria persona, points to certain inconsistencies and conflicts in the testimony of the police officers with respect to matters of detail and contends, in effect, that the testimony upon which his conviction rests is inherently incredible.

Stating the evidence in a manner most favorable to the prosecution, as we are required to do, the record reveals that during the early morning hours of November 19, 1959, Officers Janowicz and Bekke of the Los Angeles Police Department were driving south in an unmarked police car on Wilmington Street in the county of Los Angeles. As the officers passed Wilmington and 115th Streets at approximately 2:15 a. m. they observed a crowd of 30 or 40 persons outside an all-night café on the west side of Wilmington. The…