People v. Vatelli

Opinion

MOLINARI, P. J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment entered upon his conviction of violating Penal Code section 4502 1 (possession of a knife by a prisoner). The conviction arose out of facts which disclose that on December 30, 1968 defendant, a San Quentin prison inmate, underwent a routine search which revealed the presence of a prison-made knife in the seam of defendant’s blue denim coat. Defendant alleges several assignments of error which we do not find meritorius. We proceed to discuss these assertions of error and any particular facts pertinent thereto.

Double Punishment

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