Chavez

People v. Chavez

Good Law
1963 Cal. App. LEXIS 1838·218 Cal. App. 2d 721·32 Cal. Rptr. 450
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 29, 1963Crim. No. 1848California1,084 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Griffin, J.

Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of selling heroin in violation of Health and Safety Code, section 11501. Defendant admitted a prior felony conviction of unlawful possession of a narcotic by one having a previous narcotic conviction. He appealed from his conviction and asked this court to appoint an attorney to represent him on his appeal.

Don R. Work, who was appointed by this court to represent the defendant on this appeal, has filed a complete and able report indicating that he has reviewed the record herein and stating that there is no merit in the appeal and that no valid grounds for reversing the conviction exist. (See People v. Dodd, 113 Cal.App.2d 682 [ 248 P.2d 965 ]; People v. Sutton, 115 Cal.App.2d 751 [ 252 P.2d 633 ] and People v. Hickok, 120 Cal.App.2d 832 [ 262 P.2d 30 ].)

We have examined the record and agree that no reversible error appears. The evidence indicates that on June 1,1961, Officer Fuentes, a narcotic agent working for the State of California in an undercover capacity, went in an automobile to the place where defendant was working in El Centro, California. Also present in the ear were Joe Gonzales who was jointly charged with defendant in…

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