PEOPLE v. FANNIN

No. A090617.

111 Cal.Rptr.2d 496 (2001)

91 Cal.App.4th 1399

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Johnny Ralph FANNIN, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

Review Denied December 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Dinday, San Francisco, for appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General; David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Rene A. Chacon, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Juliet B. Haley, Deputy Attorney General, for respondent.


PARRILLI, J.

Here we consider whether a bicycle lock on a chain may be a "slungshot" within the scope of the Dangerous Weapons Control Law. (Pen.Code, § 12000 et seq.) We conclude that it may be, if the evidence proves the defendant carried it as a weapon.

The San Mateo County District Attorney charged Johnny Ralph Fannin with possessing a slungshot, in violation of Penal Code section 12020, subdivision (a). Fannin stipulated to a court trial based on...

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