Legal Opinion
People v. Cressey
California Supreme Court
Decided July 8, 1970No. Crim. 13933PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER,
J.—The District Attorney of Los Angeles County jointly charged defendant Cressey and one Phillips by an amended information with possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11530) and with being present in an apartment where with their knowledge marijuana was being unlawfully used. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11556.) The parties submitted the matter on the transcript of the preliminary hearing and the court acquitted Phillips but found Cressey guilty of possession. Having denied his motion for a new trial, the court on September 24, 1968, pursuant to Penal Code section 1181,…
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