People v. Vignoli

Defendant was tried before a jury on the charge that he had violated Yehicle Code section 23105 by driving a vehicle upon a highway while under the influence of narcotic drugs. There was a guilty verdict and he appeals from the judgment.

On January 9, 1962, at approximately 1 p.m. a Stockton police officer stopped defendant’s vehicle after observing him driving at a speed of 35 to 40 miles per hour on a city street. With defendant in the car were his mother and two male persons. Upon finding that defendant did not have a vehicle operator’s license the officer arrested him and took him to the…