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People v. LaCross

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 1, 2001No. C036760PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CALLAHAN, J.

Healthand Safety Code section 11379, subdivision (a),1 provides: “[E]very person who transports . . . any controlled substance . . . shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison . ...” A jury convicted defendant Matthew Paul LaCross of two counts of violating this statute. Defendant contends he did not “transport” methamphetamine because he used his bicycle to carry it. Section 11379 was designed to prohibit the trafficking of illegal drugs and to prevent their ready availability. The plain language of this statute prohibits the movement of drugs from one place to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. RogersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  2. People v. MezaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  3. People v. EastmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  4. People v. CortezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  5. People v. EMMALCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. OrmistonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
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  3. Gerald Stevens v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2015
  4. P. v. McKinney CA3California Court of Appeal · 2013
  5. People v. BlancoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2021

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