People v. Groom

The sole contention made by defendant in his appeal from a judgment of conviction for possession of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11530) is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment. This contention we hold to be without merit.

Subject to the right of the prosecution to introduce additional evidence the cause was submitted to the trial court on the transcript of the preliminary hearing, which contained only the testimony of Officer Madison of the Los Angeles Police Department that at approximately 4:30 a.m. on June 6, 1961, as he and Officer Allen were driving east on Sunset…