People v. Sinclair

The appellant Sinclair and one Harry Stanch were charged jointly with having had in their possession unlawfully a quantity of morphine. They were tried together and found guilty; and each was sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for ninety days. Sinclair appealed, and as grounds for reversal urges that the evidence as to him is insufficient to sustain the conviction and that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury.

There is no dispute about the facts. It appears therefrom that pursuant to a prearranged plan an inspector of the state narcotic division named Nelson and an…