Legal Opinion

People v. Wilkins

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 23, 1960No. Crim. 3722PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKaufman, P. J.

Defendant was charged by information with the sale of heroin in violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. He waived a jury trial and was tried by the court and found guilty as charged. The only argument on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to support the judgment.

The record reveals the following facts: A police officer testified that on the afternoon of August 5, 1958, he and a federal narcotics agent searched an informant and then took her to the corner of Grove and Webster Streets in San Francisco. They gave her a twenty dollar bill, a ten dollar bill and a five…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  3. People v. CastielCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  4. People v. BarnettCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  5. People v. ScottCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. CooperCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  2. People v. GibbsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
  3. People v. RodriguezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
  4. People v. GivensCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
  5. People v. BaslerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963

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