People v. Bennett

lated section 12021 of the Penal Code (possession of eonceala hie firearm by a former felon). Sentenced to prison, defendant appeals from the judgment.

The firearm in question was a .38 revolver, the property of Officer R., then a member of the police department of one of the smaller cities in Los Angeles County. Though married, Officer R. was an extremely close friend of defendant’s sister whose car he used when he and the sister went out together. Occasionally, R. had the weapon along when he used the sister’s car.

Defendant was charged with a violation of section 12021 when, during a routine…