People v. Neal

Defendant was convicted by a jury of a violation of section 11500, Health and Safety Code, possession of marijuana. He appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for new trial.

Two police officers on January 9, 1953, went to the premises known as 1626 Ellis Street in San Francisco. The premises consisted of a front room used as a shoeshine parlor and a back room containing a restaurant counter, a juke box, a table and chairs and a Chesterfield sofa. Appellant was in sole charge of the shoeshine stand at the time and was shining a customer’s shoes. The door to the back room…