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People v. Valencia

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 24, 1989No. A043961PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

POCHÉ, J.

A jury found Denise Valencia guilty of possessing a sawed-off shotgun in violation of Penal Code section 12020, subdivision (a). Her sole contention on appeal is that the prosecution failed to prove that she knew the object was a sawed-off shotgun. We conclude that the prosecution was not required to prove such knowledge. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.

Facts

Detective Thomas Leary testified that on November 9, 1987, acting under a warrant, he and other officers searched the El Sobrante home shared by appellant and the man she described at trial as her “common law husband.”…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. FreedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. People v. WinstonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. People v. GoryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  4. People v. ColeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
  5. People v. ProchnauCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. Jorge M.California Supreme Court · 2000
  2. People v. KingCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  3. People v. LanhamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  4. People v. Jorge M.California Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. MesceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997

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