(DOWNLOAD) "Marin v. Jacuzzi" by First Appellate District, Division Two District Court Of Appeal Of California # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Marin v. Jacuzzi
- Author : First Appellate District, Division Two District Court Of Appeal Of California
- Release Date : January 11, 1964
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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On this appeal from a judgment of conviction for possession of heroin (violation of Health & Saf. Code, § 11500), the main question presented is whether defendant has been denied his constitutional right to have the jury determine every material issue presented by the evidence. The determination of this question turns upon the giving of an instruction which omitted to state than an essential element of the crime charged was knowledge of the narcotic nature or character of the object possessed. The instruction given was in conformity to CALJIC Instruction No. 703 and reads as follows: "Within the meaning of the law, a person is in possession of a narcotic when he knowingly has the narcotic