People v. Ruby

204 Cal.App.3d 462 (1988)

251 Cal. Rptr. 339

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

LAWRENCE S. RUBY, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. D006216.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

September 7, 1988.

COUNSEL

Denise M. Ducheny, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Steve White, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael D. Wellington and Lilia E. Garcia, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

WORK, J.

Lawrence S. Ruby, a drug-addicted, decorated Vietnam combat veteran, appeals from…