People v. Vasquez

The defendant appealed from a conviction on the charge contained in the indictment that he “... did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously sell, a narcotic, to wit: methadone, ...” The defendant was sentenced to state’s prison, the term to be served concurrently with his uncompleted sentence on a previous conviction for possession of heroin; the defendant was charged with and admitted this prior conviction upon arraignment; he was on parole at the time of the commission of the current offense.

The defendant was represented at the trial below by the Public Defender of Tulare County, and upon the…