People v. Noland

Appellant was accused by information of having in his possession unlawfully a preparation of morphine in violation of the provisions of section 7 of the state Narcotic Act. (Stats. 1929, p. 380, as amended.) The information further charged that before the commission of said offense and on the 24th day of June, 1922, appellant was “received at San Quentin Penitentiary, having been convicted in the Superior Court ... of the crime of felony, to wit: Violating the State Poison Law ...” He pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawful possession, admitted the prior conviction, waived a jury trial,…