California Court of Appeal

Defendant's drug conviction is reversed where the jury was erroneously instructed on the defense of compassionate use, which does not require a defendant to present evidence that he or she was "seriously ill."

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2004
• Published 08/02/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Patricia A. Scott, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, John G. McLean and Mark A. Johnson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.