California Court of Appeal

Under Health & Saf. Code 11379.6, subd. (a), to convict a defendant of manufacturing a controlled substance based on ephedrine extraction, the government must prove that defendant knew methamphetamine was being manufactured.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2001
• Published 01/31/2001

Judges

• MORRISON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Candace Hall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Michael J. Pierson., James E. McCready under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Patrick M. Dougherty., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert A. Anderson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stephen G. Herndon and David A. Lowe, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.