Parenti
People v. Parenti
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Kaufman, J.
Defendant, Paul L. Parenti, appeals from a judgment of conviction for the possession of marijuana on October 31,1961, in violation of section 11530 of the Health and Safety Code. The only contentions on this appeal are that the evidence does not support the judgment and that the judgment was obtained by perjured testimony. There is no merit in either of these contentions. After proper waiver of a trial by jury, appellant and his codefendant, Mike Valenti, were tried by the court.
Viewing the record most favorably to the judgment, it appears that on October 31, 1961, pursuant to a telephone call from a previously reliable informer, two inspectors of the Narcotic Bureau of the San Francisco Police Department went to room 403 of the Barclay Hotel in San Francisco. After one of the inspectors knocked on the door, the occupant, a woman, asked who it was and after a short exchange, the police officer identified himself. The occupant of the room asked them to wait until she was dressed. The officers heard the sound of movements in the room, including the sound of a toilet flushing and a window going up. A few minutes later, the door to the room was opened and the inspectors…