People v. Fritz

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

Defendant John Fritz was convicted after a trial to the court of furnishing to another a restricted dangerous drug, to wit, phenobarbital, a violation of Health and Safety Code section 11912. He appeals from the judgment thereafter entered.

Because of the contentions made by Fritz we deem it proper to reiterate rules binding on an appellate court on review of a judgment against a defendant convicted of crime. In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence an appellate court “ ‘must assume in favor of the verdict the existence of every fact that the [trier of fact] could…