Source: https://www.leagle.com/decision/incaco20170616050
Timestamp: 2017-08-21 02:28:34
Document Index: 179152612

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1464', '§ 1465', '§ 70372', '§ 76000', '§ 76104', '§ 76104']

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. OTIS RODRIGUEZ, Defendant and Appellant.
"(Planting[,] [or]/cultivating[,] [or]/harvesting[,] [or]/drying[,] [or]/processing) marijuana is lawful if authorized by the Medical Marijuana Program Act. The Medical Marijuana Program Act allows qualified patients [and their designated primary caregivers] to associate within the State of California to collectively or cooperatively cultivate marijuana for medical purposes, for the benefit of its members, but not for profit. "In deciding whether a collective meets these legal requirements, consider the following factors: "1. The size of the collective's membership; "2. The volume of purchases from the collective; "3. The level of members' participation in the operation and governance of the collective; "4. Whether the collective was formally established as a nonprofit organization; "5. Presence or absence of financial records; "6. Accountability of the collective to its members; "7. Evidence of profit or loss. "There is no limit on the number of persons who may be members of a collective. "Every member of the collective does not need to actively participate in the cultivation process. It is enough if a member provides financial support by purchasing marijuana from the collective. "A qualified patient is someone for whom a physician has previously recommended or approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. "Collectively means involving united action or cooperative effort of all members of a group. "Cooperatively means working together or using joint effort toward a common end. "Cultivate means to foster the growth of a plant. "[A primary caregiver is someone who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, or safety of a patient who may legally possess or cultivate marijuana.] "The People have the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not authorized to (plant[,] [or]/cultivate[,] [or]/harvest[,] [or]/dry[,] [or]/process) marijuana for medical purposes. If the People have not met this burden, you must find the defendant not guilty of this crime." (CALCRIM No. 3413.)
"Before you may rely on circumstantial evidence to conclude that a fact necessary to find the defendant guilty has been proved, you must be convinced that the People have proved each fact essential to that conclusion beyond a reasonable doubt. "Also, before you may rely on circumstantial evidence to find the defendant guilty, you must be convinced that the only reasonable conclusion supported by the circumstantial evidence is that the defendant is guilty. If you can draw two or more reasonable conclusions from the circumstantial evidence, and one of those reasonable conclusions points to innocence and another to guilt, you must accept the one that points to innocence. However, when considering circumstantial evidence, you must accept only reasonable conclusions and reject any that are unreasonable." (CALCRIM No. 224.)
▪ state penalty assessment (Pen. Code, § 1464, subd. (a)(1)), $10 for each $10 assessed for a criminal offense, here equal to $50. ▪ state surcharge (Pen. Code, § 1465.7), 20 percent of the underlying fine used to calculate the assessment imposed under Penal Code section 1464, subdivision (a)(1), here equal to $10. ▪ state court construction penalty (Gov. Code, § 70372), $5 for every $10 assessed for a criminal offense, here equal to $25. ▪ additional penalty (Gov. Code, § 76000), $7 for every $10 assessed for a criminal offense, here equal to $35. ▪ DNA fingerprint penalty (Gov. Code, § 76104.6), $1 for every $10 assessed for a criminal offense, here equal to $5. ▪ additional DNA penalty (Gov. Code § 76104.7), $4 for every $10 assessed for a criminal offense, here equal to $20.
1. The number has too many digits to be a California medical marijuana identification card number. (See Cal. Dept. of Pub. Health medical marijuana identification number verification [calling for nine digit number] Web site at <http://calmmp.ca.gov> [as of May 25, 2017].)