California Court of Appeal

Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to sell marijuana is reversed where defendant's mistake of law as to whether the Compassionate Use Act provided him with a defense constitutes a defense to the charge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/12/2005
• Published 09/12/2005

Judges

• ROBIE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Concklin, Redding, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Catherine G. Tennant, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.