People v. Garcia

Defendant was charged in a secret grand jury indictment with two counts of selling and furnishing a narcotic (marijuana) in violation of Health and Safety Code section 11531. Following a plea of not guilty, defendant waived a jury trial and was adjudged guilty on both counts by the trial court. Defendant filed a notice of appeal in propria persona, and thereafter counsel was appointed to represent his cause in this court.

With respect to the first count in the indictment, the record indicates the following: On the morning of June 9, 1962, one Don Reed telephoned the Temple City Sheriff's…