People v. Patterson

A jury found defendant guilty of violating Health and Safety Code, section 11714, in that he unlawfully furnished a narcotic (marijuana) to Lois Mae Aleshire, a minor. He has appealed from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the party successful in the trial court (see People v. Caritativo, 46 Cal.2d 68, 70 [292 P.2d 513]), the following is a summary of the pertinent facts: On July 27, 1957, Miss Aleshire, then 16 years of age, accompanied Bob Jones and a boy named Allen to the home of a girl named Linda, in the Echo Park…