People v. Flores

Opinion

ROTH, P. J.

This appeal is taken from a judgment convicting appellant for the possession of heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11500).

The sole assignment of error on appeal is as follows: “The trial court’s comments to the jury influenced their verdict, depriving the appellant of his constitutional rights to trial by an impartial jury and of due process of law.”

We conclude that the trial court transgressed the limits of permissible comments authorized by article VI, section 10 of the California Constitution1 as interpreted in People v. Brock, 66 Cal.2d 645 [58 Cal.Rptr. 321, 426 P.2d 889],…