Legal Opinion

People v. Beatty

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided April 6, 2018No. C077542Published

1Opinion of the CourtMurray, J.

*1275In this appeal from drug trafficking convictions, we address the question of whether the case against a drug supplier was tried in a proper venue. On two occasions, Detective Ryan Bellamy placed calls from Yolo County to Marc Costa in neighboring Sacramento County, from whom Bellamy, in his capacity as an undercover police officer, was seeking to purchase methamphetamine. On both occasions, Bellamy met Costa at a location in Sacramento County. Thereafter, Costa called defendant, who *1276supplied Costa with methamphetamine while in Sacramento County. Then, while still in Sacramento County, Costa…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. Superior Court (Romero)California Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  4. People v. BolinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  5. People v. PoseyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004

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