California Court of Appeal

Conviction for commission of a felony in violation of Penal Code section 4573.5, based on defendant's bringing "medical marijuana" without authorization into a county correctional facility, is reversed as section 4573.5 does not apply to controlled substances.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/21/2006
• Published 12/21/2006

Judges

• LAMBDEN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey A. Schafer, Under the James LavellHarris AssistedCase Assignment of the First District Appellate Project, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, The People Attorney General of the State of California, Mary Jo Graves, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stan Helfman, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Christopher J. Wei, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.