People v. Guiton

Opinion

ARABIAN, J.

After hearing the evidence, the jury in this case was allowed to convict defendant, Ronald Guitón, of a felony if it found he either sold or transported cocaine on the occasion in question. There was insufficient evidence to support a finding that he sold cocaine. Because of this deficiency, the Court of Appeal reversed the conviction. We are asked to decide whether the reversal was proper where sufficient evidence existed that defendant transported cocaine. That question requires examination of two cases that reached different results: our decision in People v. Green (1980)…