People v. Doherty
California Supreme Court
1Dissent
*27McCOMB, J.
I dissent. I would affirm the judgment for the reasons expressed by Justice Lillie in the opinion prepared by her for the Court of Appeal, which opinion reads, as follows:
A jury found defendant guilty of possession of marijuana (§ 11530, Health & Saf. Code) (count II); inasmuch as it was unable to reach a verdict on count I (possession of heroin [§ 11500, Health & Saf. Code]), the same was dismissed. While defendant’s notice of appeal states only that he “will appeal” his case, we construe the same to be a notice of appeal from the judgment based on the jury verdict.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. IngleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- People v. MichaelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
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