PEOPLE v. SHOWERS

Docket No. Crim. 11945.

68 Cal.2d 639 (1968)

440 P.2d 939

68 Cal. Rptr. 459

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES HUGH SHOWERS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Jacobs, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and David Gould, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


PETERS, J.

On April 15, 1966, after a trial without a jury, defendant was convicted of violating Health and Safety Code section 11500, possession of heroin. He has appealed from the resulting judgment.

Defendant filed notice of appeal on April 15, 1966. It subsequently appeared that the court reporter's notes were unavailable and a transcript of the proceedings could not be prepared. A hearing was held on October...

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