People v. Richards

In Count I of a grand jury indictment defendant Richards was accused of violating section 11501, Health and Safety Code, in that on August 19, 1960, she sold, furnished and gave away a narcotic (heroin). In Counts II and III both defendants were charged with like offenses, which were alleged to have been committed on August 23d and 24th, respectively. In Count IV defendant Bonin alone was accused of a similar offense on August 31st. The indictment further charged that defendant Richards had suffered a prior conviction of robbery, which she admitted to be true.

A jury found defendants guilty as…