Supreme Court of California

In a prosecution in Madera County Superior Court charging the defendant with possession of cocaine for sale and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the Court of Appeal's determination that venue was improper is reversed, where venue in Madera County was proper under Penal Code section 781, since: 1) the defendant committed preparatory acts in Madera County and the effects of defendant's unlawful possession of the drugs and firearm found in a Fresno County storage locker would be felt in Madera County; and 2) permitting the case to be tried in Madera County satisfied the purposes of the venue requirement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2012
• Published 05/03/2012

Judges

• Liu

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carlo Andreani, Stephen G. Herndon