People v. Baugh

*440Defendant Corey V. Baugh appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possessing a billy club ( Pen. Code,1 § 22210 ). Baugh contends the trial court erroneously instructed the jury that a charge of possessing a billy does not require the prosecution to prove he intended to use it as a weapon. We disagree and therefore affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

Late one evening in Brentwood, Baugh was pulled over while driving a yellow Chevy Cavalier registered to the mother of Joey Tipton-Garcia, Baugh's friend and neighbor. Although the car was owned by someone else, Baugh…