People v. Hicks

Defendant appeals from conviction, after jury trial, of violation of section 11503, Health and Safety Code (offering unlawfully to sell and furnish a narcotic to a person and delivering a substance other than such narcotic).

Sole Question Presented.

Is section 11503 unconstitutional as being vague, uncertain and arbitrary? No.

Evidence.

Defendant does not contend that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. A brief résumé of it follows:

The facts are not in dispute. On April 21, 1962, at about 11 p.m. Officer Lawrence of the San Francisco Police Department went into a bar on…