Ballard

People v. Ballard

Good Law
174 Cal. App. 3d 982·1985 Cal. App. LEXIS 2794·220 Cal. Rptr. 323
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 25, 1985No. A020259California2,702 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Holmdahl, J.

A criminal defendant, convicted by plea of four felonies, contends on appeal that an unreasonable search and seizure, denial of discovery, entrapment, and the failure of his trial counsel adequately to pursue the defense of entrapment, all combine to compel reversal of his convictions.

Defendant’s failure to comply with Penal Code section 1237.5 and California Rules of Court, rule 31(d) compels dismissal of the appeal.

Procedural History

By information filed March 23, 1982 (as amended June 8, 1982), the Marin County District Attorney accused defendant of 10 felonies, as follows: Counts I and II, sale or transportation of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352); counts III and V, selling a substance in lieu of methaqualone (Health & Saf. Code, § 11355); counts IV and VII, attempted receipt of stolen property (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 496); 1 count VI, possession of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377); count VIII, possession of *984 marijuana for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11359); count IX, possession of phenmetrazine amphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377); and, count X, possession of codeine pethidine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350).

On April 21, 1982, defendant…

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