People v. Cooper

Opinion

COBEY, Acting P. J.

Defendant, Freddie Oliver Cooper, appeals from the judgment imposed upon him following his conviction of possession of heroin for sale. (Former Health & Saf. Code, § 11351, subd. (a).) The appeal lies. (Pen. Code, § 1237, subd. I.)

Defendant raises the following contentions on appeal: (1) The trial court erroneously instructed the jury that it could infer a consciousness of guilt from defendant’s flight; (2) defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial because his trial counsel brought before the jury the otherwise inadmissible circumstances of a…