People v. Cuevas

From a judgment convicting him of having violated the statute which forbids any person to possess a narcotic (Health & Saf. Code, § 11500) except upon the written prescription of a person licensed to prescribe same, appellant brings his cause here for review. He maintains that the conclusion of the trial court is not justified by the evidence.

The Total Evidence

Defendant Cuevas had for about a year operated a hotel of 30 rooms in Los Angeles. Gregory Villalva was a guest, and had been so for three months prior to the events here related. He worked in the daytime. On the day of his arrest, he…