People v. Spencer

Convicted of selling narcotics in violation of section 11501 of the Health and Safety Code, appellant urges on appeal the defense of entrapment. We have concluded, however, that the evidence utterly failed to establish an entrapment as a matter of law and that, in any event, appellant waived such a defense by his failure to raise it at the trial. We find no merit in respondent's assertion that this court lacks jurisdiction to consider the substantive issues of this appeal because “appellant failed to comply with the requirement that his notice of appeal be filed within ten days of the…