People v. Jones

Defendant appeals from judgment of conviction and order denying motion for a new trial after a jury verdict finding him guilty of violation of Penal Code, section 12021 (possession of a firearm capable of being concealed upon the person by one previously convicted of a felony).

Viewed in the light most favorable to the respondent, the evidence discloses that on January 6, 1959, at 7 p.m., Officer Collins of the San Diego Police Department observed the defendant at the intersection of “F” and Columbia Streets in San Diego. This area of the city was deserted at that hour. Defendant was…