Keogh
People v. Keogh
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Lillie, J.
On February 5, 1962, a court found defendant guilty of possession of marijuana (§ 11530, Health & Saf. Code) as charged in information No. 249809; he was represented by retained counsel C. F. Legeman. Proceedings were suspended and probation was granted for a period of three years. No appeal was taken from the judgment.
On December 10, 1963, defendant was charged by information No. 281894 with possession of heroin (§ 11500, Health & Saf. Code), and on December 11, 1963, appearing with retained counsel J. VanderLans, entered a plea of not guilty. Thereafter in January 1964, while on bail, defendant was arrested a third time on narcotic charges; later, on Februay 10, 1964, he withdrew his not guilty plea (in the second case, No. 281894) and entered a plea of guilty.
On February 17, 1964, defendant was charged in a third information, No. 284666, in count I, with possession for sale of heroin (§ 11500.5, Health & Saf. Code) and in count II with possession of heroin (§ 11500, Health & Saf. Code) and entered a plea of not guilty to each count on February 25, 1964. On March 2, 1964, defendant appeared with deputy public defender H. Mead 1 on all three cases—in the first, No. 249809,…