Legal Opinion
People v. Tahtinen
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1962No. Crim. 8400PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURT, J.—
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion for a new trial and a judgment of conviction of possessing heroin.
In an information filed in Los Angeles County defendant (appellant here) was charged in Count I with possessing heroin for sale, in Count II with possessing heroin in violation of the provisions of section 11500, Health and Safety Code. Three prior convictions were charged (the first of which was a federal case and involved the unlawful importation and receipt of opium in 1944, the second was for the violation of section 11500, Health and Safety Code, in Los Angeles…
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