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People v. Phillips

California Court of Appeal · Crim. No. 3774 · 1970-08-12 · Published · 10 Cal. App. 3d 488 · 89 Cal. Rptr. 142 · 1970 Cal. App. LEXIS 1858

THE PEOPLE, and v. HENRY CLEVELAND PHILLIPS, and

Area
criminal
Panel
Janice R. Brown, Gerald

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Opinion — Browngerald

Opinion BROWN (Gerald), P. J.

Henry C. Phillips possessed a sawed-off shotgun, and was convicted for violating Penal Code, section 12020.

After the gun was taken from Phillips in a cafe tussle the cafe cook, Mildred Malone, asked Phillips why he had come to the cafe with a gun. He answered some people had tried to rob him that night. This answer was admissible as an admission he intended to exercise dominion and control over the weapon (Evid. Code, § 1220).

Testimony Phillips appeared to be reaching for the shotgun’s trigger was properly admitted as factual and within the witness’ personal knowledge (Evid. Code, § 702).

The crime is possessing a sawed-off shotgun, not requiring its *490criminal use (People v. Stinson, 8 Cal.App.3d 497, 501 [87 Cal.Rptr. 537]; People v. Wasley, 245 Cal.App.2d 383, 385, 386 [53 Cal.Rptr. 877]).

Judgment affirmed.

Coughlin, J., and Whelan, J., concurred.

Appellant’s petition for a hearing by the Supreme Court was denied October 9, 1970.

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