People v. Johnson

68 Cal.2d 629 (1968)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

LEE Z. JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Crim. No. 11360.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 27, 1968.

Morton Herbert, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, Lawrence Mindell and Marvin A. Bauer, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

PETERS, J.

Defendant was found guilty of possession of heroin in violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. After denying a motion for new trial on August 26,…