California Court of Appeal

Defendant's conviction for drug possession while armed with a firearm is affirmed over his claim that the trial court's instruction inadequately conveyed the mental state required to find the "armed" element of the crime.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2005
• Published 10/20/2005

Judges

• WILLHITE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David M. Thompson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Mary Sanchez and Theresa A. Patterson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.