People v. Miley

Opinion

STONE, P. J.

Roy Lee Miley appeals from a judgment of the trial court sentencing him to five years in state prison; four years for solicitation and one year because he was “armed” with a deadly weapon. (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (a).)

The Case

Appellant was a deputy sheriff for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department from 1962 to 1980. While so employed, he met Michael Douglas, also a deputy sheriff. Douglas left the department in 1979 and moved out of the area. Appellant resigned in 1980 and opened a sporting goods store specializing in guns and fishing tackle.

In late 1980, Douglas…