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 against him by other evidence. But the statements in his confession were sufficiently corroborated to warrant consideration of his confession as evidence. What he failed to realize was that the combination of what he admitted, together with what appeared in evidence aliunde and what was properly inferable from the totality of facts, was sufficient to prove such participation by him in a narcotics transaction as to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

1. Toy's confession admitted the following: He first met Wong Sun, known to him as "Sea Dog", about three months before June 5, 1959, at Marysville, California, during a Chinese holiday. Toy drove him back to San Francisco. Sometime during April or May of 1959, Wong Sun asked Toy to drive him to the home of Johnny Yee, at 11th and Balboa Streets (in San Francisco) first asking Toy to phone Johnny that they were coming. Wong Sun there delivered to Johnny a paper package of heroin and, upon Toy's request, "they" gave him some which he smoked. Wong Sun paid Toy $15 for driving him to Johnny's house. Toy drove Wong Sun to Johnny's house "about 5 times altogether," each time receiving $10 or $15 and enough heroin for 3 or 4 cigarettes.

The confession indicates that the last time Toy drove Wong Sun to Yee's house was on June 2. The specific language is "last Tuesday, May 26, 1959", but "last Tuesday", whether viewed from June 5, a Friday, or June 9, a Tuesday (whichever was the date of the confession), could only have been June 2, according to the 1959 calendar. What apparently occurred when the statement was made was a too hasty