P. v. Hale
Defendant Herbert Hale pleaded no contest to sale of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, 11352, subd. (a)--count one)[1]and possession for sale of a controlled substance ( 11351--count two) and admitted an enhancement for a previous conviction of a specified controlled substance offense ( 11370.2, subd. (a)). The charges were based on an incident in which defendant sold heroin to an undercover police officer and was in possession of 10 individually wrapped pieces of heroin. Defendant had a previous conviction for possession for sale of a controlled substance in 1995. In exchange for defendants plea, the remaining enhancements were dismissed and it was agreed that defendant would be sentenced to state prison for a term of seven years. The trial court sentenced defendant forthwith in accord with the agreement. Court have undertaken an independent examination of the entire record and have found no other arguable errors that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant.
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