PEOPLE v. HAMES

Docket No. 25777.

54 Cal.App.3d 40 (1975)

126 Cal. Rptr. 459

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES WALLACE HAMES, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

December 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Richard H. Levin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, S. Clark Moore, Assistant Attorney General, Howard J. Schwab and Beverly K. Falk, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KINGSLEY, Acting P.J.

In 1969, defendant was charged with possession of heroin, in violation of (then) section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. On July 11, 1969, he pled nolo contendere to that charge. The criminal proceedings were suspended and, on August 14, 1969, defendant was committed to the California Rehabilitation Center, pursuant to section 3051 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. In March of 1973, the trial...

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