People v. Lopez

Opinion

CHARGIN, J. * —

Defendant, Jose Luis Lopez, appeals from a judgment entered after conviction of a violation of section 11350 of the Health and Safety Code.

The facts are not in dispute. The police were called by Gloria Garza at about 2 a.m., August 3, 1976, with a report of a possible burglary at the house next door, which was the residence of Mrs. Garza’s aunt. She had been asked by her aunt to watch the house because her aunt was visiting in Sacramento. Mrs. Garza’s cousin, Roel Maldonado, also resided in the house; however, he had left earlier in the evening, and she had not seen him…