Legal Opinion
People v. Valencia
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 1957No. Crim. 6002PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFox, Acting P. J.
Gilbert Palacio and Charles Valencia were indicted for selling heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11500). Both were convicted by the court sitting without a jury. Palacio has appealed.
On February 21, 1957, Deputy Paul Gutierrez, assigned to the narcotics detail of the Los Angeles sheriff’s office, went to a barbershop operated by Valencia in Bast Los Angeles. The officer was accompanied by a confidential informant who introduced him to Valencia. The officer inquired about obtaining some narcotics. Valencia told him to return at 6 p. m. and he would have them for him. Gutierrez and the informant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. NewlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- People v. LawrenceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- People v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- People v. BradfordCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
3Cited by20 opinions
- Eleazer v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
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- People v. LawrenceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
- People v. LollisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- Kilgore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
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