P. v. Murphy
Dwight Corneliou Murphy, also known as Dwight C. Murphy, appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial that resulted in his conviction of possession of cocaine base for sale. (Health & Saf. Code, 11351.5.) The trial court found that appellant suffered one prior felony conviction within the meaning of Penal Code section 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d) and Penal Code section 667, subdivisions (b) through (i), and five prior prison terms within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b). Appellants conviction was based on the following facts. On October 11, 2006, at 8:00 p.m., three plainclothes narcotics officers in an unmarked van across the street from a liquor store observed appellant in front of the store. They observed him interact with four other people. Each person engaged appellant in conversation and handed him what appeared to be currency. Appellant then reached into his right jacket pocket, pulled out a plastic bag of some sort, removed a bindle from it and gave it to the person who then left. The judgment is affirmed.
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