People v. Gonzales

An information was filed charging Alfred Gonzales with selling heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11501) and a prior conviction of possession of narcotics (Health & Saf. Code, § 11500). He admitted the prior conviction. A mistrial was declared when the jury became deadlocked, but at the second trial the jury found defendant guilty of the offense charged. Thereafter, on June 15, 1965, a motion for a new trial was denied.

On the same date criminal proceedings were adjourned, and proceedings were instituted pursuant to former section 6451 of the Penal Code (now Welf. & Inst. Code, § 3051) to determine…