Legal Opinion
People v. Boyd
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 21, 1971No. Crim. 8504PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALDECOTT, J.
Appellant was convicted, following a jury trial, of a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11500 (possession of narcotics other than marijuana). The appeal is from the judgment.
On July 16, 1969, appellant pleaded not guilty to the offense charged. A jury was impaneled on September 15. Testimony commenced on September 16. On September 17, the trial was ordered continued for one week as appellant was suffering from heroin withdrawal symptoms. Upon resumption of the trial on September 24, defense counsel moved to enter an additional plea of “not guilty by reason of…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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