Spinner v. County of Los Angeles

How later courts describe this case

• holding that an appointment book and application form containing the defendant’s name were not inadmissible hearsay because they were admitted to explain how the defendant became a part of the police investigation
• holding appointment book and patient application form were not hearsay when tendered to show how appellant became a suspect in the investigation
• Prosecutor stated that defense counsel "wants to mislead you a little bit by saying...."
• jury charge not defective which omitted culpable mental state in application paragraph where definition given in abstract portion of charge
• "the charge must contain an accurate statement of the law and must set out all the essential elements of the offense."